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Religion Collections in 
Libraries and Archives 

A Guide to Resources in Maryland, 
Virginia, and the 
District of Columbia 


Compiled by 

Cheryl Adams and Art Emerson 
Humanities and Social Sciences Division 


Humanities and Social Sciences Division 
Library of Congress 
Washington 1998 






CONTENTS 


Preface/Acknowledgements vi 

Guide Entry Template vii-viii 

Subject Headings ix-xv 

Abbreviations xvi 

Guide Entries 1-288 

District of Columbia 

Entry Repository Name Pages 

Number 

DC-1 American University Library, Media Services Department 1-2 

DC-2 Asbury United Methodist Church, Archives and History Center 2-4 

DC-3 Catholic News Service, Library/Photo Archives 5-7 

DC-4 The Catholic University of America, Department of Archives, Manuscripts, and 7-9 

Museum Collections 

DC-5 The Catholic University of America, Music Library 10-12 

DC-6 The Catholic University of America, Oliveira Lima Library 13-15 

DC-7 The Catholic University of America, Rare Books and Special Collections 15-17 

DC-8 The Catholic University of America, Religious Studies and Philosophy Library 18-19 

DC-9 The Catholic University of America, Semitics/Institute of Christian Oriental 19-22 

Research Library 

DC-10 Center for Hellenic Studies, Library 22-24 

DC-11 Dominican House of Studies, Dominican College Library 24-25 

DC-12 Dumbarton Oaks, Pre-Columbian Studies Library 26-27 

DC-13 Episcopal Diocese of Washington Archives 27-30 

DC-14 Folger Shakespeare Library 30-34 

DC-15 Franciscan Monastery Library 35-36 

DC-16 Friends Meeting of Washington Library 36-38 

DC-17 Georgetown University, National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature 38-40 

DC-18 Georgetown University, Special Collections 40-47 

DC-19 Historical Society of Washington, D.C., Library of Washington History 47-49 


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Contents 


Entry Repository Name Pages 

Number 

DC-20 Howard University School of Divinity, Library 49-51 

DC-21 Islamic Center, Washington, D.C. 51-53 

DC-22 Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, Lillian and Albert Small 53-55 

Jewish Museum, Archives and Library 

DC-23 Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, African Section 55-59 

DC-24 Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Hebraic Section 59-62 

DC-25 Library of Congress, African and Middle Eastern Division, Near East Section 63-69 

DC-26 Library of Congress, American Folklife Center, Archive of Folk Culture 69-76 

DC-27 Library of Congress, Asian Division 76-81 

DC-28 Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division 81-83 

DC-29 Library of Congress, Humanities and Social Sciences Division 84-93 

DC-30 Library of Congress, Law Library 93-97 

DC-31 Library of Congress, Manuscript Division 97-103 

DC-32 Library of Congress, Motion Picture and Television Reading Room 103-106 

DC-33 Library of Congress, Performing Arts Reading Room 106-109 

DC-34 Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Reading Room 109-115 

DC-35 Library of Congress, Rare Books and Special Collections Reading Room 116-120 

DC-36 Library of Congress, Recorded Sound Reference Center 121-125 

DC-37 Middle East Institute Library 125-127 

DC-38 National Archives and Records Administration 127-132 

DC-39 National Conference of Catholic Bishops, U.S. Catholic Conference Library 132-133 

DC-40 National Presbyterian Church and Center, William S. Culbertson Library 134-137 

DC-41 Oblate College, Oblate’s Theology Library 137-138 

DC-42 St. Paul’s College Library 139-140 

DC-43 Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art Library 140-143 

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Contents 


Entry 

Number 

Repository Name 

Pages 

DC-44 

Smithsonian Institution, Human Studies Film Archive 

143-144 

DC-45 

Smithsonian Institution, National Anthropological Archives 

145-146 

DC-46 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Office of the Director 

146-148 

DC-47 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Anacostia Museum Branch Library 

148-150 

DC-48 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Anthropology Branch Library 

150-151 

DC-49 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Dibner Library of the History of Science and 
Technology 

151-153 

DC-50 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, National Museum of African Art Branch 
Library 

153-155 

DC-51 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, National Museum of American History 
Branch Library 

155-157 

DC-52 

Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Washington, D.C., Archives 

157-159 

DC-53 

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Archives 

159-160 

DC-54 

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Library 

161-162 

DC-55 

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Photo Archive 

163-164 

DC-56 

Washington National Cathedral, Archives 

164-167 

DC-57 

Washington National Cathedral, Rare Book Library 

167-171 

DC-58 

Washington Theological Union, Library 

171-173 

DC-59 

Wesley Theological Seminary, Library 

173 

DC-60 

Whitefriars Hall, Order of Carmelites Library 

174-175 

DC-61 

Woodstock Theological Center Library 

176-178 


Maryland 


Entry 

Number 

Repository Name 

Page 

MD-1 

Archdiocese of Baltimore, Archives 

179-181 

MD-2 

Baptist Convention of Maryland-Delaware, Baptist History Center Library 

181-185 


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Contents 


Entry 

Number 

Repository Name 

Page 

MD-3 

Carmelite Monastery, Library and Archives 

185-188 

MD-4 

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, College Park Institute of Religion 

189-190 

MD-5 

Columbia Union College, Theofield G. Weis Library 

190-193 

MD-6 

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Saint Joseph’s Provincial House 
Archives 

193-195 

MD-7 

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Archives (Maryland Diocesan Archives) 

195-199 

MD-8 

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Archives 

200-202 

MD-9 

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Rebok Memorial Library 

202-203 

MD-10 

Jewish Historical Society of Maryland 

204-211 

MD-11 

Johns Hopkins University Libraries, Special Collections 

211-215 

MD-12 

Maryland State Archives 

215-218 

MD-13 

Mount St. Mary's Seminary and College, Hugh J. Phillips Library, Special 
Collections and Archives 

218-222 

MD-14 

Oblate Sisters of Providence 

222-225 

MD-15 

Review and Herald Library 

225-227 

MD-16 

Saint Joseph Society of the Sacred Heart, Josephite Archives 

227-230 

MD-17 

Saint Mary’s Seminary and University, Knott Library 

230-232 

MD-18 

Saint Mary’s Seminary and University, Sulpician Archives 

232-234 

MD-19 

United Methodist Historical Society of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, 
Lovely Lane Museum Library 

235-237 


Virginia 


Entry 

Number 

Repository Name 

Page 

VA-1 

Association for Research and Enlightenment Library 

238-239 

VA-2 

Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives Trust 

240-241 


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Contents 


Entry Repository Name Page 

Number 

VA-3 Bridgewater College, Alexander Mack Memorial Library, Special 242-244 

Collections 

VA-4 Christendom College, O’Reilly Memorial Library 244-246 

VA-5 Eastern Mennonite University, Menno Simons Memorial Library/Archives 246-249 

VA-6 Emory and Henry College, Frederick T. Kelly Library, Special Collections 250-251 

VA-7 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Virginia Synod, Synodical 252-253 

Archives 

VA-8 Hampton University Archives and William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library 253-256 

VA-9 Liberty University Library 256-258 

VA-10 Library of Virginia, Archives Branch 258-261 

VA-11 Lynchburg College Library, Archives and Special Collections 261-263 

VA-12 Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia, Bishop Payne 263-264 

Library 

VA-13 Randolph-Macon College, McGraw-Page Library 264-266 

VA-14 Regent University Library 267-269 

VA-15 Salvation Army, National Archives and Research Center 269-271 

VA-16 Shenandoah University, Alson H. Smith Jr. Library 271-273 

VA-17 Southern Baptist Convention, International Mission Board: Archives Center, 274-277 

Jenkins Research Library, and Communications Office Photo Archive 

VA-18 Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, Library 277-280 

VA-19 University of Virginia, Alderman Library, General Collections 281-282 

VA-20 University of Virginia, Alderman Library, Special Collections 282-285 

VA-21 University of Virginia, Alderman Library, Tibetan Collection 285-287 

VA-22 Virginia Baptist Historical Society Library 287-288 

Index 289-302 


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PREFACE 


The purpose of this guide is to provide information about religion-related collections in selected 
libraries and archives in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. While some of this 
information is available in published library guides and directories, there is no single work providing 
detailed information on religious studies collections. It is our hope that Religion Collections in 
Libraries and Archives will provide this service. The focus of this guide is primary source material in 
the area of religion as well as large or unique published collections of interest to the serious scholar or 
researcher of religion. The guide includes mainly libraries and archives affiliated with academic 
institutions or religious denominations, private institutions with strong religion resources, and state and 
federal repositories. Prinicipal considerations for inclusion in the guide were importance or uniqueness 
of collections, as well as availability and accessibility to researchers. 

The information in Religion Collections in Libraries and Archives was derived from a survey of 
area libraries, supplemented by research in the Library of Congress’ extensive collection of 
bibliographies, library directories, and library finding aids, in print and electronic. Each repository was 
asked to provide information by filling in an entry template. As entries were drafted, we consulted 
with staff as appropriate; once completed, entries were sent to the repository for final approval. While 
not all the institutions contacted elected to participate in the survey, the response rate was over 95%; 
102 repositories in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia are described in this guide. 

Entries are arranged by geographic area (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia), and then 
alphabetically by repository name within each geographic area. Each entry is numbered, preceded by 
the U.S. Postal Service’s two-letter code (e.g., DC-1, MD-1, VA-1). The entry template (see below) 
includes address and contact information, repository hours and policies, a description of religion-related 
collections, subject headings, and a bibliography of sources that describe the collections. Many of 
these sources were used to compile information for the guide. Not all of these categories of 
information are represented in every entry; the detail of each entry was left largely to the discretion of 
the survey respondents. The subject headings are an amalgam of Library of Congress subject headings, 
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Thesaums terms, and suggestions from the survey 
respondents. 

The index includes subject headings, as well as selected proper names of prominent individuals 
and institutions mentioned in each entry. References in the index are by entry number. 

Acknowledgments 


First and foremost, we would like to thank all the librarians, archivists, volunteers, and other 
staff who generously took the time from their busy work schedules to respond to our survey. This 
guide would not have been possible without their cooperation and support. We would also like to thank 
the management of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) Division of the Library of Congress- 
Dr. Stephen James, Chief, and Victoria Hill, Assistant Chief-for granting us the time and resources to 
complete this project. Marguerite Bloxom and Virginia Wood, HSS publications coordinators, 
provided us with valuable advice and editorial assistance. Finally, we would like to express our 
gratitude to our HSS colleagues-Cassy Ammen, Pablo Calvan, Sheridan Harvey, David Kresh, and 
Phoebe Peacock-who proofread the entries and offered helpful suggestions for improvement. 

Final responsibility for the accuracy and utility of this guide rests, of course, with the authors. 
We welcome any comments or suggestions from our readers. 


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GUIDE ENTRY TEMPLATE 


Name of Institution 


Address: 

Telephone Number: Fax Number: 

Contact Person: (Name of reference librarian, library director, or other 

responsible individual) 


E-mail Address: 


Internet Catalog Address: 
Website URL: 


Acc ess Policies 


Open to the public: 

Yes 

No Yes, appointment strongly By appointment 

encouraged only 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

No 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

No 


(Explanation of hours, public access, photocopying, and interlibrary loan policies; restrictions, 
limitations, fees, or special conditions which might apply.) 

ReferenceJBolic y: 

(Is reference service provided on-site, by telephone, mail, e-mail? Explanation, restrictions, 
limitations, or special conditions which might apply.) 


(Can researchers borrow? Restrictions, limitations, or special conditions which might apply.) 


Networks/C onsortia: 

(e.g., Washington Theological Consortium, OCLC, RUN) 
BackgroundLNoie: 

(Brief history of the institution, at the least the founding date.) 


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Guide Entry Template 


Description of Collections 

(All categories in this section include: approximate size of the collections, inclusive publication dates, 
subject/geographic/denominational emphases or highlights, catalogs, and dates of coverage.) 

Books and monographs: 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Microforms: 

Maps: 

Multi-format collections: 

Video and sound recordings: 

Vertical files: 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Pamphlets and tracts: 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Other holdings not listed above: 

Su bject He adings 

(Respondents could select subject headings from the list provided, or suggest new headings, to 
represent the collection's emphases and areas of distinction.) 

Bibliography 

(List of dictionary catalogs, bibliographies, online research guides, or other published works which 
describe any part of the collection.) 


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SUBJECT HEADINGS 


These terms are an amalgam of Library of Congress subject headings, entries from the ATLA thesaurus 
(Religion Indexes: Thesaurus , Evanston, IL: American Theological Library Association, 1989), 
suggestions from those responding to our survey, and our own ideas. We have tried to avoid, where 
possible, the use of general terms which would apply to the vast majority of the collections described in 
this guide, e.g. “religion,” “Christianity.” The final responsibility for indexing and assigning of subject 
terms is our own. 


Abdu’l Baha, 1844-1921 
African American Catholics 
African American church 
music 

African American churches 
African American Methodists 
African Americans-Missions 
African Americans-Religion 
African Americans—Religion- 
History 

African Methodist Episcopal 
Church 

African Methodist Episcopal 
Church—Maryland 
African religions 
African religions in the 
Americas 
Ahmadiyya 
American Missionary 
Association 

American Sunday School 
Union 

Amish 

Anabaptists—History 
Ancestors-Religious aspects 
Ancient Near East-Religion 
Angels 

Anglican Communion 
Anglican Communion- 
Doctrines 

Anglican Communion—History 

Anti-Catholicism 

Anti-Nazi movement 

Anti-Semitism 

Antiquities 

Apocryphal books (Hebrew 
Bible) 


Apologetics 
Apostolic succession 
Armenian Church 
Armstrong, Annie Walker, 
1850-1938 
Art and mythology 
Asbury, Francis, 1745-1816 
Asbury United Methodist 
Church 
Atonement 

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of 
Hippo, 350-430 A.D. 
Augustinians 
Baha’i faith 

Baha’i faith-Sacred books 
Baha’is-Washington, D.C. 
Baptist Church-Clergy 
Baptist Church-History 
Baptist Church-Delaware- 
History 

Baptist Church-Maryland- 
History 

Baptist Church-United States- 
History 

Baptist Church-Virginia 
Baptist Church-Virginia- 
History 

Baptist Convention of Maryland 
Baptists 

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813- 
1887 
Bektashi 

Berrigan, Daniel, 1921- 
Bible 

Bible-Geography-Maps 

Bible-Versions-Native 

American languages 


Bible-Versions—Luther 
Bible manuscripts 
Biblical studies 
Bioethics-Religious aspects 
B’nai Brith-Maryland- 
Baltimore 

Bohme, Jakob, 1575-1624 
Book of Mormon 
Booth, Evangeline, 1865-1950 
Booth, William, 1829-1912 
Bratenahl, George C. F., 
1862-1939 
Brazil-Religion 
Bryan, William Jennings, 
1860-1925 
Buddhism 
Buddhism-Maps 
Buddhism-Sacred books 
Burial—Greece—History 
Burial-Rome-History 
Cabala 

Callaway, Paul, 1909-1985 

Calvin, John, 1509-1564 

Calvinism 

Candomble 

Canon law 

Cantors 

Carmelites 

Carroll, John, Archbishop, 
1735-1815 
Catechisms 

Catechisms—Native American 
languages 
Cathedrals 
Catholic Church 
Catholic Church-Clergy 


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Subject Headings 


Catholic Church-Clergy- 
African American 
Catholic Church-Clergy- 
Maryland-Baltimore 
Catholic Church-Clergy- 
United States 

Catholic Church-Doctrine 
Catholic Church-Education 
Catholic Church-History 
Catholic Church-Maryland 
Catholic Church-Publishing 
Catholic Church-Societies, etc. 
Catholic Church-United States 
Catholic Church-United States- 
History 

Catholic Church-Virginia 
Catholic Church and health care 
Catholic missals 
Catholic organizations 
Catholic press 
Catholic theology 
Cayce, Edgar, 1877-1945 
Chants 
Chapels 
Charity 
Christian art 
Christian art-Africa 
Christian biography 
Christian biography-Baptist 
Christian Church (Disciples of 
Christ)-Virginia 
Christian philosophy 
Christian relief work-Spanish- 
American War 
Christian relief work-United 

States-Civil War, 1861- 
1865 

Christian relief work-World 
War I 

Christian relief work-World 
War II 
Christian Right 
Christian rock music 
Christian Science 
Christian sects 


Christian theology 
Christianity—Africa 
Christianity-Asia 
Christianity-Maps 
Christianity-Middle East 
Christianity and literature 
Christians-Middle East 
Church architecture 
Church buildings 
Church buildings-African 
American 

Church buildings—Baptist 
Church buildings-Maps 
Church buildings-Maryland 
Church buildings-Virginia 
Church buildings—Washington, 
D.C. 

Church decoration and 
ornament 

Church discipline-Methodist 
Church 
Church growth 
Church history 
Church history—African 
American 

Church history-North America 
Church history-South America 
Church history-United States 
Church history—Virginia 
Church history—Washington, 
D.C. 

Church management 
Church music 
Church music-Baptist 
Church music—Brazil 
Church music—Jamaica 
Church music—United States 
Church of England 
Church of England-Doctrines 
Church of God 
Church of God-Maryland 
Church of Jesus-Mexico 
Church of Jesus Christ of 
Latter-day Saints 


Church of Jesus Christ of 
Latter-day Saints- 
Biography 

Church of Jesus Christ of 
Latter-day Saints- 
History 

Church of Scientology 
Church of Scotland 
Church of the Brethren 
Church polity-Methodist 
Church 

Church records 
Church services 
Church work with African 
Americans 

Church work with immigrants 
Church work with orphans- 
Baptist 

Church work with the aged— 
Baptist 

Claggett, Thomas John, 1742- 
1816 

Clergy—Virginia 
Comparative religion 
Confederate military chaplains 
Confucianism 
Conscientious objection 
Consejo Episcopal 

Latinoamericano 
(CELAM) 
Contemplation 
Convents 
Coptic studies 

Coughlin, Charles E., Father, 
1891-1979 
Councils and synods 
Councils and synods— 

Maryland-Baltimore 
Councils and synods-United 
States 
Counseling 
Counter Reformation 
Cox, Harvey, 1929- 
Creation 
Creationism 


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Subject Headings 


Creighton, William Forman, 
1909-1987 

Cults 

Cults-Africa 

Dalai Lama XIV (Bstan-'dzin- 
rgya-mtsho), 1935- 
Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938 
Daughters of Charity 
Death-Moral and ethical aspects 
Death-Religious aspects 
Deluol, Louis Regis, 1787-1858 
Devotional exercises 
Dirksen, Richard Wayne, 1921- 
Disciples of Christ 
Dissertations 
Dixon, A.C., 1854-1925 
Dogmatic theology 
Dominicans 
Doukhobors 
Dun, Angus, 1892-1971 
Early Christianity 
Eastern Catholic Church 
Eastern churches 
Eastern Orthodox Church 
Ecclesiastical geography-Maps 
Ecumenical movement 
Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910 
Education and religion 
Ellis, John Tracy, 1905-1992 
Enlightenment (Buddhism) 
Episcopacy 
Episcopal Church 
Episcopal Church-Clergy 
Episcopal Church—Diocese of 
Easton 

Episcopal Church-Diocese of 
Maryland 

Episcopal Church-Diocese of 
Washington 

Episcopal Church-Virginia 

Eschatology 

Ethics 

Ethiopian Orthodox Church 
Evangelical Association 
Evangelical Lutheran Church 


Evangelical Lutheran Church- 
Virginia 

Evangelical United Brethren 

Evangelicalism 

Evangelism 

Everson, William (Brother 

Antoninus), 1912-1994 
Evolution 

Falwell, Jerry, 1933- 
Family-Religious life 
Family-Religious life-Catholic 
Church 

Fasts and feasts-Judaism 
Feller, Richard T., 1919- 
Fire handling 

Five-Day Plan to Stop Smoking 
Folklore 
Folk religion 
Folk religion—Asia 
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182- 
1226 
Franciscans 

Free Methodist Church— 
Maryland 

Freeman, James Edward, 1866- 
1943 

Fundamentalism 
Funeral rites and ceremonies- 
Affica 

General Theological Seminary 
(N.Y.) 

Georgetown University 
German Reformed Church- 
Virginia 

Germany-Religion-1933-1945 
Gibbons, James, Cardinal, 
1834-1921 
God (Judaism) 

Goddesses-Asia 
Gods-Asia 
Gospel music 
Gospels 

Graham, Billy, 1918- 
Great Awakening 
Greece-Religion 


Greek Orthodox Church 
Greeley, Andrew, 1928- 
Gregorian chant 
Hadith 
Hagiography 

Haines, Ronald H., 1934- 
Harding, Alfred, 1852-1923 
Hasidism 

Health-Religious aspects 
Health-Religious aspects- 
Catholic Church 
Health—Religious aspects— 
Judaism 

Health-Religious aspects- 

Seventh-day Adventists 
Heresy-Trials 
Himes, Joshua, 1805-1895 
Hinduism 
Hinduism-Maps 
Holocaust (Jewish theology) 
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) 
Holy Land 

Hopi Indians—Religion 
Hubbard, L. Ron, 1911-1986 
Human rights—Religious 
aspects 

Hymns and hymnals 
Hymns and hymnals-Native 
American languages 
Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 
1491-1556 

Independent Baptist Movement 
Indians of North America- 
Missions 

Indians of North America- 
Religion 

Indians of South America- 
Religion 

Indigenous churches 
Indigenous religion 
Indigenous religion-Asia 
Inquisition 

International Mission Board 
(Southern Baptist 
Convention) 


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Subject Headings 


Islam 

Islam--Africa 

Islam-Central Asia 

Islam—History 

Islam-Iran 

Islam—Maps 

Islam-North Africa 

Islam—Relations—Christianity 

Islam-Social life and customs 

Islam-Turkey 

Islam—20th century 

Islam and African Americans 

Islam and other religions 

Islam and literature 

Islam and politics 

Islam and secularism 

Islam and state 

Islam and the social sciences 

Islamic architecture 

Islamic architecture-Africa 

Islamic art 

Islamic art-Africa 

Islamic banking 

Islamic calligraphy 

Islamic civilization 

Islamic economics 

Islamic ethics in literature 

Islamic fundamentalism 

Islamic law 

Islamic philosophy 

Islamic religious education 

Islamic renewal 

Islamic sects 

Islamic theology 

Israel-Religion 

Kharijites 

Khumaynism 

Kwanzaa 

Jainism 

Jansenism 

Jehovah’s Witnesses 
Jehovah’s Witnesses-Nazi 
persecution 

Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 420 
Jesuits 


Jesuits-Asia 
Jesuits-Latin America 
Jesuits-United States 
Jesus Christ-Art 
Jewish art 
Jewish artists 
Jewish businesses 
Jewish cemeteries 
Jewish hospitals 
Jewish institutions 
Jewish law 
Jewish literature 
Jewish music 
Jewish organizations 
Jewish philosophy 
Jewish poetry 
Jewish refugees 
Jews-Charities 
Jews—Persecutions 
Jews—Social life and customs 
John of the Cross, Saint, 1542- 
1591 

John XXIII, Pope (Angelo 
Giuseppe Roncalli), 
1881-1963 

John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), 
Pope, 1920- 
Josephites 

Joubert, James (Jacques), d. 
1843 

Judaism 
Judaism—Asia 

Judaism-Ceremonial objects 
Judaism-Customs and practices 
Judaism-History 
Judaism—History—Post-exilic 
period, 586 B.C.-210 
A.D. 

Judaism-Liturgical objects 
Judaism-Maryland-History 
Judaism-Religious articles 
Judaism-Sacred books 
Judaism—Virginia 
Judaism-Washington, D.C. 
Judgment Day 


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Justification 

Kellogg, John Harvey, 1852- 
1923 

Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572 
Lange, Mary Elizabeth, ca. 
1800-1882 

Latrobe, Benjamin, 1764-1820 
Liberation theology 
Liturgy 

Louise de Marillac, Saint, 
1591-1660 

Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712 
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 
Lutheran Church 
Lutheran Church-Clergy 
Lutheran Church—Virginia 
Lutheran Church in America- 
Virginia 

McPherson, Aimee Semple, 
1890-1944 

Magic 

Magic—Africa 
Magic—Asia 
Malcolm X, 1925-1965 
Manning, Henry Edward, 
1808-1892 
Marian studies 
Marriage-Religious aspects 
Marriage records—African 
American 

Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949 
Maryknoll Fathers 
Masquerades—Africa 
Medicine-Religious aspects 
Meditation 

Mennonite genealogy 
Mennonites 
Mennonites-History 
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968 
Methodist Church 
Methodist Church-Maryland 
Methodist Church-Virginia 
Methodist Episcopal Church 
Methodist Episcopal Church- 
Holston Conference 



Subject Headings 


Methodist Episcopal Church— 
Virginia 

Methodist Episcopal Church, 
North 

Methodist Episcopal Church, 
South 

Methodist Episcopal Church, 
South-Virginia 
Methodist Protestant Church 
Methodist Protestant Church— 
Virginia 

Military chaplains 

Millennialism 

Millennium 

Miller, William, 1782-1849 
Millerite movement 
Miracles 

Missionary Oblates of Mary 
Immaculate (OMI) 
Mission buildings 
Mission buildings-Southwest 
United States 
Missions and missionaries 
Missions and missionaries— 
Africa 

Missions and missionaries-Asia 
Missions and missionaries— 
Baptist 

Missions and missionaries- 
China 

Missions and missionaries— 
Costa Rica 

Missions and missionaries—Cuba 
Missions and missionaries- 
Dominican Republic 
Missions and missionaries-Latin 
America 

Missions and missionaries- 
Maps 

Missions and missionaries- 

Southwest United States 
Missions and missionaries- 
United States 

Missions and missionaries, 
Nigerian 


Mohammed, Prophet, d. 632 
Monasteries 

Monasticism and religious 
orders 

Monasticism and religious 
orders-Ethiopia 
Monasticism and religious 

orders-United States 
Monasticism and religious 
orders, Coptic 
Monasticism and religious 
orders for women 
Moody, Dwight Lyman, 
1837-1899 

Moral Re-Armament 
Moral theology 
Moses (Biblical leader) 

Moslem Brothers 
Moslem scholars 
Moslem scientists 
Mosques 

Mount St. Mary's Seminary and 
College 

Muench, Aloisius Joseph, 

Archbishop, 1889-1962 
Multiculturalism-Religious 
aspects 

Murray, John Courtney, 1904- 
1967 

Mystery religions 
Mysticism 
Mysticism—Asia 
Mythology 
Mythology-Asia 
Mythology, Ancient 
Mythology, Classical 
Mythology and art 
Nation of Islam 

National Conference of Catholic 
Bishops 

National Presbyterian Church- 
History 

New religious movements 
Newman, John Henry, 

Cardinal, 1801-1890 

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Newmanians 

Niebuhr, Re inhold, 1892-1971 
Nursing 

Oblate Sisters of Providence 
Oblate Sisters of Providence- 
History 
Occultism-Asia 
O'Connor, Michael, 1810- 
1872 

Ordination 

Ordination of women 
Oxford movement 
Pacifism-Religious aspects 
Pacifism-Religious aspects- 
Society of Friends 

Papacy 

Papal encyclicals 
Pastoral counseling 
Patristics 

Paul VI, Pope (Giovanni 
Battista Montini), 
1897-1978 
Pauline theology 
Paulist Fathers 
Peace studies 

Peale, Norman Vincent, 1898- 
1993 

Pentecostalism 

Perry, Charles Austin, 1928- 

Pillars of Islam 

Poison handling 

Portugal-Religion 

Prayer 

Preaching 

Presbyterian Church 
Presbyterian Church—Virginia 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 
Presbyterian Church in the 
United States 

Prophet, Elizabeth Clare, 1940- 
Prophecy 

Protestant Episcopal Church 
Protestant Episcopal Church- 
Maryland 



Subject Headings 


Protestant Episcopal Theological 
Seminary in Virginia 
Protestants 
Qur'an 

Rabbinical literature 
Rabbis 

Radio in religion 
Reformation 

Reformed Episcopal Church 
Reformed theology 
Reincarnation 
Religion—England—History' 
Religion-Southwest United 
States 

Religion-United States 
Religion-United States-History 
Religion-United States- 
Statistics 

Religion and communism 
Religion and geography-Maps 
Religion and politics 
Religion and science 
Religion and state 
Religion and state-Asia 
Religion and state—France— 
1789-1870 

Religion and state—Germany— 
1933-1945 

Religion and State-Great 

Britain-18th century 
Religion in an-Africa 
Religion in literature 
Religion in motion pictures 
Religious an 
Religious an—Africa 
Religious articles 
Religious articles—Asia 
Religious biography 
Religious education 
Religious education-Southern 
Baptist 

Religious education of children 
Religious institutions-Maps 
Religious liberty 


Religious life and customs- 
Maps 

Religious persecution 
Religious syncretism 
Religious tracts 
Responsa (Jewish law) 
Revelation 

Revitalization movements 

Revivals 

Ritual 

Ritual-Africa 

Ritual-Asia 

Ritual-Judaism 

Ritualism 

Roberts. Oral. 1918- 
Rome—Religion 
Rugambwa. Laurian. Cardinal. 
1912- 

Russian Orthodox Church 
Russian Orthodox Greek 

Catholic Church of 
North America 
Sacraments 
Sacred books 
Sacred books-Asia 
Sacred music 
Sacred music—Buddhism 
Sacred music—Christianity 
Sacred music—Hinduism 
Sacred music—Islam 
Sacred texts 
Sacred vocal music 
St. Francis Academy. Baltimore 
St. Francis Day Care Center. 
Baltimore 

St. Francis Orphan Home. 
Baltimore 

Saints 

Salafiyah 

Salvation Army 

Salvation Army-History 

Salvationism 

Sanctification 

Sanctuary Doctrine (Seventh- 
day Adventists) 


Santeria 

Sanusiyah 

Satanism 

Satterlee. Henry Yates, 1843- 
1908 

Sayre, Francis Bowes, Jr., 
1915- 

Schwenkfelders 
Seminaries 
Semitic studies 
Sermons 

Seton. Elizabeth Ann. Saint, 
1774-1821 

Seventh-day Adventists 
Seventh-day Adventists— 
Doctrine 

Seventh-day Adventists- 
Education 

Seventh-day Adventists— 
History 

Seventh-day Adventists, 

General Conference 
of—Finance 
Sex and Judaism 
Sex and religion 
Shakers 
Shamanism 

Sheen. Fulton J.. Bishop. 
1895-1979 

Shi’ah 

Shiite literature 
Shinto 

Shrines-Africa 
Shrines—Asia 
Shrines—Greece 
Shrines-Maps 
Sisters of Charity- 
Sisters of Charity' of St. 

Vincent de Paul 
Slattery'. John R., 1851-1929 
Slavery and the church 
Smith, Joseph. 1805-1844 
Snake handling 

Society for the Propagation of 
the Gospel 


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Society of Friends 
Society of Friends-Maryland 
Society of Friends—Virginia 
Southern Baptist Church 
Southern Baptist Convention 
Spalding, Martin John, 

Archbishop, 1810-1872 
Spanish Renaissance literature 
Spellman, Francis, Cardinal, 
1889-1967 
Spirit possession 
Spiritual development 
Spiritual healing 
Spiritual healing—Africa 
Spiritualism 
Spirituality 

Spirituality-Catholic Church 
Spirituals 

Stein, Edith, 1891-1942 
Sufism 

Suicide—Religious aspects 

Sulpicians 

Sunday schools 

Sunday schools—Baptist 

Supernatural 

Supernatural—Asia 

Sutras 

Symbolism 

Symbolism—Asia 

Synagogue records 

Synagogues 

Syriac studies 

Tabb, John Bannister, 1845- 
1909 

Talmud 

Tanjur-Cone edition 

Tantrism 

Taoism 

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre, 
1881-1955 
Televangelism 
Television in religion 
Temples 

Teresa, Mother, 1910-1997 
Teresa, of Avila, 1515-1582 
Tessier, Jean, 1758-1840 


Theological education 
Theosophy 

Therese, de Lisieux, Saint, 1873- 
1897 

Thomas Aquinas, Saint, ca. 1225- 
1274 

Tibetan Buddhism 
Tibetan Buddhist art and 
iconography 
Tibetan Buddhist canon 
Tibetan literature 
Tombs-Greece 
Tombs—Rome 
Torah 
Totemism 

Tun-huang manuscripts 
Umbanda 

Unitarian Universalist churches- 
Virginia 

United Brethren-Maryland 
United Brethren in Christ 
United Lutheran Church in 
America—Virginia 
United Methodist Church 
United Methodist Church- 
Virginia 

United States-History-Civil War, 
1861-1865-Religious 
aspects 

United States-History- 

Revolution, 1775-1783- 
Religious aspects 

United States Army-Religious life 
United States Catholic Conference 
United States Navy-Religious life 
Universal Fellowship Foundation 
Urban ministries 
Vatican I Council 
Vatican II Council 
Vaughan, Herbert, Cardinal, 
1832-1903 

Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975- 
Protest movements- 
Religious aspects 


Vincent de Paul, Saint, ca. 

1581-1660 
Virgin Mary 
Virgin Mary-Art 
Voodoo 

Walker, John Thomas, 1925- 
1989 

Washington National Cathedral 
Wesley, John, 1703-1791 
Wesleyan theology 
White, Ellen Gould Harmon, 
1827-1915 

White, James Springer, 1821- 
1881 

Whittingham, William 

Rollinson, 1805-1879 
Witchcraft 
Witchcraft-Asia 
Witchcraft-Trials 
Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794 
Woman’s Missionary Union- 
Maryland-History 
Woman’s Missionary Union- 
Southern Baptist 
Convention—History 
Women and Judaism 
Women and religion 
Women and religion-Asia 
Women in Islam 
Women in the Methodist 
Church 

World Council of Churches 
World religions 
World religions—Maps 
World War II-Jewish 
participation 

Worldwide Church of God 

Worship 

Worship-Asia 

Yiddish folk songs 

Zen Buddhism 

Zionism 

Zoroastrianism 


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ABBREVIATIONS 



Networks/Consorlia 

AAM 

AASLH 

CAJM 

CAPCON 

CIRLA 

CLCM 

CRL 

FEDLINK 

MAAM 

MILO 

OCLC 

OPAC 

PALINET 

RALC 

RLIN 

SLVN 

SOLINET 

SWING 

URL 

VIVA 

VLIN 

WRLC 

American Association of Museums 

American Association for State and Local Museums 

Council of American Jewish Museums 

Capitol Consortium Network 

Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance 

Cooperating Libraries of Central Maryland 

Center for Research Libraries 

Federal Library Information Network 

Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums 

Maryland Interlibrary Organization 

Online Computer Library Center 

Online Public Access Catalog 

Pennsylvania Area Library Network 

Richmond Academic Library Consortium 

Research Libraries Information Network 

Southside Virginia Library Consortium 

Southeastern Library Network, SE Library Network 

Southwest Virginia Information Networking Group 

Universal Resource Locator 

Virtual Library of Virginia 

Virginia Library and Information Network 

Washington Research Library Consortium 

Other 

A. M.E. 

ATLA 

B. Y.U. 

BCM/D 

C. S.P. 

CBN 

D. C. 

E. L.C.A 

E.U.B. 

G.P.O. 

L.C.A. 

NAACP 

NIH 

0. Carm. 

O.C.D. 

O.F.M. Cap. 

O.P. 

O.S.P. 

S.C.S.C. 

S.J. 

5.5. 

5.5. J 

SBC 

SDA 

U.L.C.A. 

W.P.A. 

American Methodist Episcopal 

American Theological Library Association 

Brigham Young University 

Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware 

Paulist Fathers (Congregatio Sancti Pauli) 

Christian Broadcasting Network 

Daughters of Charity 

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 

Evangelical United Brethren 

Government Printing Office 

Lutheran Church in America 

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 

National Institute of Health 

Order of Carmelites 

Discalced Carmelite Nuns (Ordo Carmelitarum Discalceatorum) 

Order of Friars Minor Capuchin 

Order of Preachers (Dominicans; Ordo Praedicatorum) 

Oblate Sisters of Providence 

Sisters of the Congregation of the Holy Cross (Sorores a Caritate Sanctae Crucis) 
Society of Jesus (Jesuits; Societas Jesu) 

Society of the Priests of St. Sulpice (Sulpicians) 

St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart (Societas Sancti Joseph Sanctissimi Cordis) 
Southern Baptist Convention 

Seventh-day Adventists 

United Lutheran Church of America 

Works Progress Administration 


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American University Library 

Media Services Department 

Address: 

4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20016-8046 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 885-3257 Fax Number: (202) 885-3226 

Contact Person: 

Chris Lewis, Media Librarian 

E-mail Address: 

clewis@american.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http: //www. aladin. wrlc. org 

Website URL: 

http: //www. library. american. edu 

Access Policies 

Hours of Service: 

Spring, Fall, Winter 
Monday-Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

8:00 a.m.-Midnight 

8:00 a.m.--10:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.--9:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.-Midnight 

Summer 

Monday-Sunday 

9:00 a.m.~6:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

No 


The Library is open to the public, but a photographic identification card is necessary. A 
driver's license is acceptable. 

ReferenceJ>olicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. 

Networks/Consortia : 

OCLC. The Tibetan collection is listed on OCLC. 

Background _Note: 

Founded in 1893. 

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Description of Collections 


Microforms: 

The Media Services Department holds the Tibetan Buddhist Canon, commentarial section. 

This Tibetan Canon has been microfilmed from the 209 volumes deposited at the Library of Congress 
and is contained on 2,226 microfiche. Volume 208 contains Dkar chaqs (Tibetan-style table of 
contents). The original wood-blocks from which this edition was printed were carved at the Tibetan 
monastery at Cone, Kansu, Western China, during the 18th century. The original Sanskrit texts were 
collected, translated, and arranged in the categories of the present Tibetan Canon between the 10th and 
the 17th centuries. 


Subject Headings 

Buddhism-Sacred books; Tanjur-Cone edition; Tibetan Buddhism; Tibetan Buddhist canon 


DC-2 

Asbury United Methodist Church 
Archives and History Center 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


926 Eleventh Street NW 
Washington, DC 20001-4488 

(202) 628-0009 Fax Number: (202) 783-1519 

Lonise Fisher Robinson, Church Historian 

Access Policies 


Hours of Servic e: 

Third Tuesday of each month 

(except summer months): 11:00 a.m.~2:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Calls for requests are accepted at any time. Small amounts of material may be copied in the 
History Center. 


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Reference Policy : 

Telephone reference calls are screened in the church office by the secretary, then passed on to 
the church historian. Mail and on-site reference is provided. 


Not a lending institution. 


Networks/Consortia: 
None. 


Background Note : 

The congregation, founded in 1836, traces its origins to the Foundry Methodist Episcopal 
Church (now Foundry United Methodist Church). It is one of the oldest African American churches in 
the District of Columbia, with a small collection of materials on other African American churches and 
their histories. The name has changed several times: Asbury Aid Society, Asbury Chapel, Asbury 
Methodist Episcopal Church, Asbury Methodist Church, Asbury United Methodist Church. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

About 50 annual journals. These are historical church publications, such as Asbury United 
Methodist Church Silver Anniversary and Asbury United Methodist 130th Anniversary, 1966. Other 
publications include celebrations, family directories, brochures, flyers, bulletins, programs dealing with 
conference activities, the work and history of the church, and important events in race relations in the 
District of Columbia. The materials in the collection were published during the 19th and 20th 
centuries. 

Items are listed in a card catalog, and will eventually be in a computer catalog. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Archives and History Center has 2 current subscriptions, the Baltimore-Washington 
Connection and the Washington Historical Society Bulletin, and a retrospective collection including 
many of the newsletters of the congregation. These include The Asbury Messenger, Asbury's 
Newsletter, The Asbury Communicator, The Asbury News, The Asbury an. The Press, and The United 
Methodist Reporter. Methodist publications are available, such as the Official Discipline of the United 
Methodist Church and the Official Journal of the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference. Also 
included in this collection are the minutes of the Administrative Board, directors, trustees, and 
ministers’ wives associations, as well as reports dealing with the financial, programmatic, and outreach 
aspects of the Church's work. The collection is particularly strong in newsletters from the early 1930s, 
when the church had a large congregation and was very active. 

Materials are listed in a card catalog, although some items are unprocessed. 


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Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

About 60 shelves of archival material including personal papers of congregants, membership, 
confirmation, marriage, and baptismal records, all dating from the 1930s to the present. 

Unfortunately, earlier records were destroyed. There are about 6 shelves of materials relating to 
African-American church history. These include committee records, special events, albums, and 
books. The more important of Asbury's archives have been microfilmed and are available at the 
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York. 

Archival materials are listed in a card catalog. 

Video and sound recordings: 

The Center has 14 videotapes of the church’s sesquicentennial and several videotapes of 
musical concerts, etc. The church also has a tape ministry program consisting of worship services 
beginning in the late 1980s. 

Materials are listed in a card catalog. 

Vertical files: 

Four drawers of books and papers in a fire-proof file cabinet, including a memorial book 
containing a letter signed by Mary McLeod Bethune (a member of the church while she was in 
Washington D.C.). 

This material is uncataloged. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Eight files of snapshots of church activities; about 15 framed pictures of earlier activities; and 
one carousel of slides. The oldest of these materials dates from the early 1900s. 

Materials are listed in a card catalog. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

Architect’s plans for the church building, plans for the 1972 educational center, information 
concerning the renovation of the Casavant organ, and electrical renovation of the church schematic. 

Subject Headings 

African American churches; African American Methodists; Asbury United Methodist Church; Church 
history-Washington, D.C. 


Bibliograp hy 

Sluby, Paul E. Asbury: Our Legacy, Our Faith 1836-1993: The History of Asbury United Methodist 
Church, Washington, DC. Washington, DC: The Asbury United Methodist Church, 1993. 


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Catholic News Service 
Library 
Photo Archives 


Address: 


Telephone Numbers: 
Library: 

Photo Archives: 

Contact Persons: 
Library: 

Photo Archives: 

E-mail Addresses: 
Library: 

Photo Archives: 


3211 4th Street NE 
Washington, DC 20017 


(202) 541-3254 Fax Number: (202) 541-3255 

(202) 541-3251 


Anne LeVeque, Information Services Manager 
Nancy Wiechec, Photo Editor 


cnsinfo@aol.com 

cnspix@aol.com 

Access Policie s 


HoursolSexvice: 
Library: 

Monday-Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Open to the public by appointment only. Please call ahead. Photocopying facilities are limited. 


Photo Archives: 


Open to the public: 

No 

Photocopying: 

No 

Interlibrary loan: 

No 


There is no public access to the Photo Archives. An in-house photo researcher will research 
photos for use by other publishers or publications. There is a fee for one-time use. Not all 
photographs in the Archives are available for publication. 


RefereaceJgolicy: 

Library: Telephone and mail reference questions are answered as time permits. No inquires 
are accepted from the secular press. They must contact United States Catholic Conference 


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Communications Office. 

Photo Archives: Only fax reference questions are answered. FAX inquiries may be sent to 
(202) 541-3255. 

Borrowing. Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

None. 

Background J^oie: 

Founded in 1920 as the National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service and later became 
the National Catholic News Service. It is now called the Catholic News Service. The photo service 
began shortly after the founding of the National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Catholic News Service Library has approximately 1,000 volumes dating from 1940 to the 
present. Emphasis of the collection is on U.S. Catholicism with ready reference materials available on 
this topic, as well as biographical materials on major figures (such as the Pope), hagiographies, and 
Catholic annuals. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Catholic News Service Library has 140 diocesan newspapers which are retained for one 
year and then discarded. 

These papers are arranged by state. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Catholic News Service Library has Catholic News Service clippings from 1920 to 1994 
covering U.S. Catholicism. 

A chronological index covering 1920-1970 exists for this file. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

The Photo Archives has 50,000 black-and-white news photographs dating from 1920 to the 
present, as well as some color photographs and slides of events from 1990 on. The focus of this 
collection is the Catholic Church with a particular emphasis on the Vatican, Catholic organizations, and 
church activities. Photos of prominent clerical and lay Catholics are also found here. 


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Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

An in-house database contains CNS daily news service from 1994 to present. This is available 
to visitors. 


Subject Headings 

Catholic Church-United States-History; Catholic press; Christian biography; Hagiography; Saints; 
Virgin Mary 


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The Catholic University of America 
Department of Archives, Manuscripts, and Museum Collections 


Address: 

Telephone Number; 
Contact Person: 
E-mail Address: 
Website URL: 


5 Mullen Library 

620 Michigan Avenue NE 

Washington, DC 20064 

(202) 319-5065 

Dr. Timothy Meagher, Archivist/Museum Director 
meagher@cua.edu 

http: //www. cua. edu/www/mullen/archcoll. html 
Access Policies 


Hours jofJService: 
Monday-Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Yes 

Yes 

No 


Some donor-imposed restrictions apply to certain collections. Photocopying can be done by 
Archives staff at 10 cents page for the first 25 letter size (SVi x 11) copies; 20 cents per page over 25 
letter size copies; 25 cents per copy for all legal size (11 x 14) copies; 50 cents per copy for all 
oversize (11 x 17) copies. The Archivist recommends a limit of 50-70 per day. 


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RefexenceJPolicy: 

Reference service is provided on site and via mail, telephone, and e-mail. 

Borrowing Privileges : 

There are no borrowing privileges except for special circumstances such as exhibits and 
duplication. 

N etworks/Consortia : 

Washington Research Libraries Consortium 
Background Note: 

The Department of Archives, Manuscripts, and Museum Collections was established in 1948. 
Total holdings for the growing collections are approximately 8,000 cubic feet. 

Des cription of Collections 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Archives has the retired records of major American Catholic organizations such as the 
National Conference of Catholic Charities, the National Catholic Educational Association, the Catholic 
Interracial Council of New York, and the United States Catholic Conference. There are also records 
for other institutions, such as the American Catholic Historical Association (restrictions apply), the 
Catholic Anthropological Conference, Catholic Charities USA, the Catholic Commission on Intellectual 
and Cultural Affairs, the Catholic Theological Society of America (restrictions apply), the Christ Child 
Society (restrictions apply), the Committee on the Revision of the New Testament, and the International 
Federation of Catholic Alumnae. 

The Department also has custody of the personal papers of a number of prominent Catholics, 
including Archbishop John Carroll, Paul J. Hallinan (Vatican II Council Collection; restrictions apply), 
Aloisius Cardinal Muench (restrictions apply), George Gilmary Higgins, Paul Hanly Furfey, John 
Montgomery Cooper, John Augustine Ryan, Francis Haas, Eli Lindesmith, Peter Guilday, John Tracy 
Ellis, and Thomas Joseph Shahan. There are also archival records for such publications as the Catholic 
Educational Review, the Catholic Encyclopedia, and the Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum 
Orientalium. 

Among the smaller archival collections are materials on the Americanist controversy, anti- 
Catholic literature from the 1920s, printed matter related to James Cardinal Gibbons (1869-1962), a 
collection of autographed papal documents (1578-1865), materials on the Ursuline convent in 
Massachusetts (1832-1903), materials on Catholic missions among native Americans (19th century), 
and an annotated register of participants in the Vatican I Council (1869). 

There are listings for many of the manuscript collections on the CUA website at 
http: / /www. cua. edu/www/mullen/manu. html. 

For further information contact Dr. Timothy Meagher, Archivist/Museum Director. 

Microforms: 

The Department has microfilm copies of records for such organizations as the Bureau of 


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Catholic Indian Missions, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Irish College in Rome, the Josephite 
Fathers, and the St. Vincent de Paul Society of the Archdiocese of Washington. There are also a 
number of microfilmed collections of personal papers, including papers of Henry Cardinal Manning, 
Archbishop John Hughes and Bishop Denis O'Connell. 

Video and sound recordings: 

The collection is still in development. 

Vertical files: 

There are numerous file cabinets of mostly 20th-century materials. The emphases of these files 
is on the history of Catholic University, its records and manuscript collections, within the overall 
context of the American Roman Catholic Church. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

The Museum Collection contains numerous paintings, prints, and artifacts reflecting Catholic 
material culture. Photographs abound in numerous manuscript collections such as the papers of Terence 
Vincent Powderly, John Mitchell, George Gilmary Higgins, the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, and 
the Catholic Interracial Council of New York. There are also substantial photograph holdings from the 
records of Catholic University's Public Affairs Office. Emphases include Catholic education, Catholic 
activism including race relations and labor unions, and portraits of noted religious and lay persons. 

There are finding aids for many of these collections, generally on the series level. 

Subject Heading s 

Anti-Catholicism; Biblical studies; Carroll, John, Archbishop, 1735-1815; Catholic Church-Publishing; 
Catholic Church-Societies, etc.; Catholic Church—United States—History; Christian biography; Church 
history; Dissertations; Ecumenical movement; Education and religion; Ellis, John Tracy, 1905-1992; 
Gibbons, James, Cardinal, 1834-1921; Indians of North America-Religion; Liberation theology; 
Manning, Henry Edward, 1808-1892; Missions and missionaries; Muench, Aloisius Joseph, Archbishop, 
1889-1962; Religion and communism; Religion and state; Theological education; Vatican I Council; 
Vatican II Council; Women and religion 


Bibliography 

Department of Archives, Manuscripts, and Museum Collections [Online]. Available HTTP. URL 
http://www.cua.edu/www/mullen/archcoll.html. October 1995. 

Guide to Small Manuscript Collections [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.cua.edu/www/ 
mullen/manu.html. December 1997. 

List of Large Manuscript Collections of the Catholic University of America [Online]. Available HTTP. 
URL http://www.cua.edu/www/mullen/manu.html. December 1997. 


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The Catholic University of America 
Music Library 


Address: 

101 Ward Hall 

620 Michigan Avenue NE 

Washington, DC 20064 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 319-5424 Fax Number: (202) 319-4735 

Contact Person: 

Dr. Henry J. Grossi, Acting Head, Music Library 

E-mail address: 

grossi@cua.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http: //www .aladin.wrlc.org 

Website URL: 

http: //www. cua. edu/w ww/mullen/musicoll. html 

Access Policies 


Houis^oLSendce: 

During Fall and Spring Semesters: 
Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.~9:00 p.m. 


Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

9:00 a.m.--6:00 p.m. 

11:00 a.m.--6:00 p.m. 

1:00 p.m.~8:00 p.m. 


During First Summer Session (and between sessions): 
Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

During Second Summer Session: 

Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 


Wednesday, Thursday 
Saturday 

9:00 a.m.--8:00 p.m. 

1:00 p.m.~5:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


The public is welcome to use Music Library materials on site. Photocopying machines require 
a copy card. There is a card vending machine in the Music Library that takes bills. The Music Library 
does not make change. 

The Library closes for several national holidays, as well as some church holidays and the week 
between Christmas and New Year. Patrons are advised to telephone the Library to verify hours of 


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service. 

ReJfexeuccJBolicy: 

The Music Library responds to reference questions received by mail and telephone as time 
permits. Patrons whose questions require consultation of other university libraries are referred to the 
appropriate librarian. 


Although most members of the general public cannot borrow materials, patrons from 
Washington Research Library Consortium institutions and the Washington Theological Consortium 
have borrowing privileges. 


Networks/Consortia r 

Washington Theological Consortium, Washington Research Libraries Consortium, and OCLC. 
Library holdings are listed on OCLC. 


BackgroundJsLoie: 

The Music Library was founded in 1952. 


Description of C ollections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library has 213 titles from the 19th and 20th centuries dealing with sacred music, with 
additional mention in general works on music history and biographies of composers and performers. 
The collection is particularly strong in materials about Gregorian chant. 

Materials are listed in both a card and a computer catalog. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are five current subscriptions and 16 periodical titles from the 19th and 20th centuries, 
with emphases on Gregorian chant and Roman Catholic church music. 

Materials are listed in both a card and a computer catalog. 

Microforms: 

The Dom Mocquereau Microfilm Collection of Liturgical Chant Manuscripts is available in the 
Microform Reading Room in Mullen Library. Intended for use by scholars and advanced graduate 
students, this collection of medieval chant manuscripts was founded in 1974 with funding from the 
Dom Mocquereau Foundation. As of June 1994, the collection consisted of approximately 470 
microfilm reels, with new materials added each year. The collection includes reproductions of texts 
spanning the 9th through the 16th centuries from libraries and archives in Germany, Spain, France, 
Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Russia, Croatia, and the U.S. 

A catalog of the collection, updated as of June 1994, is available on the CUA gopher. The 
path is: gopher://vms.gopher.cua.edU/llgopher_root_mullen:l_music._musicdom]. There is a 


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printout of this catalog shelved with the microfilm collection. 

Video and sound recordings: 

There are approximately 5,500 sound disks containing some sacred music, published in the 
19th and 20th centuries and representing the earliest recorded music to the present. These are listed in 
the computer catalog and there is a printed database of long-playing records. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

The CUA School of Music maintains CANTUS, a database of indices of Gregorian chant. 
Access to the database is available on the CUA website with this address: http://www.cua.edu/www/ 
musu/cantus/. In addition to the index files, there are brief descriptions of the sources being indexed 
available on the Gopher. Index files can be downloaded in ASCII format, and manipulated with dBase 
or other database programs (for DOS or Macintosh). More information on the database in available on 
the CANTUS Home Page on the World Wide Web (http://www.cua.edu/www/musu/cantus). There is 
access to the CANTUS Gopher from the Home Page, but the files are not available in HTML format. 
For more information, contact Professor Ruth Steiner (steiner@cua.edu). 

Other holdings not listed above: 

There are approximately 4,000 volumes of scores containing some sacred music, published in 
the 19th and 20th centuries and representing the earliest recorded music to the present. These are listed 
in the computer catalog. 


Subject Headings 


Gregorian chant 


Bibliography 

CANTUS: A Database of Gregorian Chant [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.cua.edu/ 
www/musu/cantus/home.htm. Jan. 1996. 

Dom Mocquereau Collection of Liturgical Chant Manuscripts [Online]. Available Gopher. Path: 
gopher.cua.edu/Libraries/Music Resources/Music Resources from CUA/Dom Mocquereau Collection 
at CUA, Sept. 1994. Or via the Cantus web address. Please see above. 

Music Library [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.cua.edu/www/mullen/ 
musicoll.html. Jan. 1996. 


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Catholic University of America 

Oliveira Lima Library 

Address: 

6 Mullen Library 

620 Michigan Avenue NE 

Washington, DC 20064 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 319-5059 Fax Number: (202) 319-4735 

Contact Persons: 

Thomas Cohen, Curator 

Maria Angela Leal, Librarian 

E-mail Address: 

leal@cua.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http: //www. aladin. wrlc. org 

Website URL: 

http: //www. cua. edu/www/mullen/limacoll. html 

Access Policies 

Hours of Service: 
Monday-Friday 

9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 

Yes 

No 


The Library is open to researchers and visitors. It is suggested that researchers and visitors 
contact the Curator prior to their arrival. 

The Library provides telephone, mail, and on-site reference service for researchers on Luso- 
Brazilian topics. 

Borrowing Privilege s: 

All library materials must be used on site. Photocopies of some works are available at the 
Curator's discretion. 

Networks /Consortia: 

Washington Research Libraries Consortium, OCLC, RLIN, Capcon. 

BackgroundJNole: 

The Library was founded in 1916 by Brazilian historian, journalist, and diplomat Manoel de 


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Oliveira Lima (1867-1928). His original collection of some 16,000 volumes has expanded to over 
46,000 items-books, serials, other printed matter, and manuscripts. The collection covers the history 
of the Portuguese-speaking world, with a special emphasis on Brazilian history and culture. It is 
widely regarded as the premier Luso-Brazilian collection in the U.S., with many materials available 
nowhere else in the country. 


Des cription o f Collections 


Books and monographs: 

1700 to 3000 volumes, ranging from the 16th century to about 1930. The collection is strong 
in the religious history of the Luso-Brazilian world and the history of Catholic missions in the 
Portuguese empire, especially Brazil. There are substantial holdings of rare printed books from the 
16th through the 18th centuries, including materials relating to Jesuit missions in China, India, 

Ethiopia, and the Americas; works about the Inquisition in the Portuguese empire; Protestant and anti- 
Jesuit controversial literature; and sermons by Portuguese and Brazilian preachers (1520-1930). 
Holdings from the 16th century to 1930 are listed both in a card catalog and on OCLC. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

About 20 current subscriptions, and about 2,500 titles (3,000 volumes) from the 19th and early 
20th centuries. Subject emphases mirror those of the book collection. 

Holdings are listed in a card catalog and a printout. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

About 2,000 items, with dates ranging from 1507 to 1930. Holdings include a 1759 codex by 
Jose de Morais da Fonseca Pinto on the history of the Jesuits in Maranhao and Para states in Brazil; a 
17th- century codex on the Inquisition; letters of Brazilian diplomat Joao Artur de Sousa Correia during 
his tenure as Minister to the Holy See, ca. 1889; and letters of Luso-Brazilian courtier and diplomat 
Alexandre de Gusmao (1695-1753) to various Brazilian and Portuguese prelates. 

Holdings are listed in "A Guide to the Manuscripts in the Lima Library, the Catholic 
University of America, Washington, D.C.," by Manoel S. Cardozo, Handbook of Latin American 
Studies Vol. 6 (1940), pp. 471-504. 

Microforms: 

10 microfilms on Jesuits, missions, and colonial history. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

4,000 pamphlets from Portugal and Brazil, encompassing the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics 
include Jesuits, missions, and colonial history. Currently, the collection is organized chronologically 
for the 19th century and topically for the 20th century. 

There is no finding guide, but the library is working on a collection level catalog for these 


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pamphlets. 


Subject Headings 


Brazil-Religion; Inquisition; Jesuits; Missions and missionaries; Portugal-Religion; Sermons 


Bibliography 


Cardozo, Manoel S. "A Guide to the Manuscripts in the Lima Library, the Catholic University of 
America, Washington, D.C." Handbook of Latin American Studies Vol. 6 (1940): pp. 471-504. 

Grow, Michael. Scholars' Guide to Washington D.C. for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. 2nd 
ed. Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson Center Press; Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University 
Press, 1992. 

Holmes, Ruth V., comp. Bibliographical and Historical Description of the Rarest Books in the 
Oliveira Lima Collection at the Catholic University of America. Washington, DC: Catholic University 
of America, 1926. 

"Oliveira Lima Library" [online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.cua.edu/www/ 
mullen/limacoll.html. October 1997. 

Oliveira Lima Library. Dictionary Catalog of the Oliveira Lima Library, the Catholic University of 
America. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1970. 


DC-7 


The Catholic University of America 
Rare Books and Special Collections 


Address: 


104 Mullen Library 

The Catholic University of America 

Washington, DC 20064 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 319-5091 


Contact Person: 


Barbara Henry, Curator 


E-mail Address: 


henry@cua.edu 


Internet Catalog Address: http://www.aladin.wrlc.org 


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Website URL: 


http: //www. cua. edu/w w w/mullen/rarecoll. html 


Access Policies 


Ho urs of Servic e: 
Monday-Friday 


1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


By appointment only 


Yes 

No 


Photocopying is dependent on condition of materials. 

Reference Policy : 

Telephone and mail inquiries concerning materials in the collections are accepted. Extensive 
research must be done by researchers themselves on site. 

Borrowing Privileg es: 

Not a circulating collection. 

NetworksAIonsortia: 

WRLC, Washington Theological Consortium, OCLC. Only a portion of the general collections 
are listed on OCLC; no Clementine or Catholic Americana materials are listed. 


Description of C oll ections 


Books and monographs: 

There are approximately 14,000 volumes in the general collection and Clementine Library; 
13,000 volumes of American Catholic pamphlets; and 3,500 volumes of Catholic Americana 
(catechisms, 19th-century publications, parish histories), covering the 15th through the 19th centuries. 
The Clementine Library (Albani family library; Gian Francesco Albani reigned as Pope Clement XI 
from 1700 to 1721) contains about 7,000 volumes of religious material on canon law, theology, church 
history, Chinese Catholic converts, and Jansenism. The general collections of about 7,000 volumes are 
strong in patristics, theology, church history, liturgy, devotional books, and canon law. Catholic 
Americana includes American Catholic pamphlets, parish histories, catechisms, Catholic directories, 
and 19th-century publications. 

There is a card catalog for the Clementine Library, with some materials listed in an in-house 
database. There is also an in-house database listing the American Catholic pamphlets. The general 
collections are listed in ALADIN (shared online catalog of the Washington Research Library 
Consortium), the main card catalog, and a supplementary departmental catalog. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are about 25 American Catholic periodical titles, lengthy runs of 6 newspapers, and 


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about 250 volumes of the Catholic Almanac!Catholic Directory . These are primarily from the 19th 
century, with newspaper holdings extending to the mid-20th century. The collection of American 
Catholic directories runs from 1833 to 1912. 

Subject Headings 

Bible; Biblical studies; Canon law; Carmelites; Catechisms; Catholic Church; Catholic Church-United 
States-History; Church buildings; Church history; Councils and synods; Franciscans; Jansenism; 
Jesuits; Liturgy; Missions and missionaries-China; Monasticism and religious orders; Papacy; Papal 
encyclicals; Patristics; Religious tracts; Ritual; Sacraments; Saints 

Bibliograph y 

Clough, Cecil H. "The Albani Library and Pope Clement XI." Librarium Vol. 12 (1969): pp. 11-21. 

Crouch, Archie R., et al. Christianity in China: A Scholars’ Guide to Resources in the Libraries and 
Archives of the United States. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1989. p. 69. 

Lee, Carolyn T. Festina Lente: Gold-Tooled Bindings & Gilt Papers from the Bibliotheca Albana in 
Urbino now in the Clementine Library of the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. 
(October 20, 1989 - March 31, 1990). Washington, DC: V. Litho, 1989? 

Olmert, Michael. "A Pope's Library is Brought to Light After 200 Years" (A New Window Opens on 
the Renaissance: Scholars Rediscover Pope Clement XI's Library in Washington"). Smithsonian Vol. 
8, no. 10 (January 1978): pp. 70-77. 

Peebles, Bernard M. "The 'Bibliotheca Albana Urbinas' as Represented in the Library of the Catholic 
University of America." In Didascalice: Studies in Honor of Anselm M. Albareda. ed. S. Prete. New 
York, NY: Bernard M. Rosenthal, Inc., 1961. Pp. 329-352. 

Rare Books and Special Collections [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.cua.edu/ 
www/mullen/rarecoll.html. February 1997. 

Witty, Francis J. "Four Music Books at Washington from the Pontificate of Benedict XIII." In 
Didascalice. Pp. 519-533. 


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The Catholic University of America 
Religious Studies/Philosophy Library 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 

E-mail Address: 

Internet Catalog Address: 
Website URL: 


300 Mullen Library 
620 Michigan Avenue NE 
Washington, DC 20064 

(202) 319-5088 Fax Number: (202) 319-4735 

Bruce Miller, Librarian 
millerr@cua.edu 
http: //w w w. aladin. wr lc. org 
http: / /www. cua. edu/ww w/mullen/theocoll. html 
Access Polic ies 


Hours_oLService: 

Hours of service depend on the time of year. Researchers are advised to call ahead for a 


current schedule. 


Open to the public: 

Yes 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Reference Policy: 



The Library is open to the public with proper identification. 

In addition to on-site reference, the Library provides limited reference service via mail and 
telephone; referrals are made to local resources where applicable. 


The Library is not a lending library. 


Networks/Consortia : 

OCLC, Washington Theological Consortium. 


Background Note : 

The Library was founded in 1889. 


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Descri ption of C ollections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library has about 250,000-300,000 volumes. The collections are oriented to Roman 
Catholic and Eastern Catholic religious materials. There is an especially strong Canon Law collection 
with extensive holdings in theology, church history, biblical studies, and religious education. There are 
also collections of materials in Eastern Orthodoxy, Judaism, Anglicanism, Protestantism, and other 
religions where needed to support the collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are 800 current subscriptions. The subject focus of these journals mirrors that of the 
book collection. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Religion Indexes, Catholic Periodical and Literature Index, CEDOC Library of Christian 
Latin Texts on CD-ROM, Collected Works of Thomas Aquinas, Philosopher's Index, and Patrologia 
Latina Database. 


Subject Headings 

Anglican Communion; Biblical studies; Canon law; Catholic Church; Catholic Church-History; 
Catholic Church-United States-History; Catholic theology; Christian theology; Church history; 
Eastern Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church; Judaism; Protestants; Religious education; 
Theological education 


DC-9 

Catholic University of America 

Semitics/Institute of Christian Oriental Research Library (S/I) 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


18 Mullen Library 
620 Michigan Avenue NE 
Washington, DC 20064 

(202) 319-5084 Fax Number: (202) 319-4735 

Monica Blanchard, Head Librarian 


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E-mail Address: 


blanchard@cua. edu 


Internet Catalog Address: http://www.aladin.wrlc.org 


Website URL: 


http: //www. cua.edu/ www/mullen/semicoll. html 


Access Policies 


Hours_of Service: 
Monday-Friday 


9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


By appointment only 


Yes 

Yes 


Most materials may be photocopied. The S/I Library tries to honor most interlibrary loan 
requests unless materials are in use in the Library. 

Refer ence Polic y: 

Telephone and mail queries are accepted if they are relevant to the collection. 

Borrowing Privile ges: 

Not a circulating collection. 

NetwjorLs/Consoxtia: 

OCLC 

BackgmundJNote: 

The Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures at CUA was founded in 
1895 by Msgr. Henri Hyvemat (1858-1941), who also established the Institute of Christian Oriental 
Research in 1931. The Library was established in 1895 to support the work of the Department and the 
Institute. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection has approximately 50,000 volumes (both monographs and periodicals) related to 
biblical studies and the religions of the ancient and medieval Near East. The personal library of Henri 
Hyvemat comprises roughly half the collection. The collections include works published by 19th- 
century Dominican missions in Iraq (the Mosul imprints) in Syriac and Arabic; travel literature on the 
Near and Far East written by Western travelers and missionaries (16th -19th century); and an extensive 
collection of 16th- to 18th-century books on Semitic philology and Christian Oriental studies. Some of 
these include: a 16th-century Syriac grammar by Johann Albrecht Widmanstetter; various (17th-19th 
centuries) editions of the writings of St. Ephraem the Syrian (ca. 306-373); a 15th-century Chaldean 


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choral manuscript; an 18th-19th century Turkish translation of the Kitab Kalila wa-Dimna (Indian 
animal fables used in Moslem and Christian literature); and other works. 

Particular subject emphases include: pre-Islamic epigraphy; biblical studies; Syraic patristics; 
medieval Christian-Moslem apologetics; Byzantine-Coptic papyrology; and missions. 

The card catalog covers the entire collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are 225 current subscriptions and an estimated 10,000 bound periodicals. The subject 
areas covered by this collection include: Semitic philology, Christian Near Eastern studies and Moslem- 
Christian relations. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The collection holds approximately 100 manuscripts in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Coptic, 
Ethiopic, Persian, Samaritan, Syriac, and Turkish, and approximately 1200 facsimile reproductions in 
Coptic, Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrew. The collection also includes unpublished research aids for Coptic 
and Syriac studies prepared by Henri Hyvemat and other scholars; approximately 100 cuneiform 
tablets in Sumerian and Akkadian; approximately 100 Coptic and Egyptian ostraka and papyri; and 
casts of early Semitic inscriptions from the 1930 joint CUA-Harvard University expedition to Serabit- 
el-Khadim in the Sinai; Neothilic and Chalcolithic materials from Teleilat Ghassul (Palestine). The 
geographic focus of this collection is the Near East. 

Monica Blanchard, the Semitics Librarian, is the curator for this collection. 


Maps: 


Maps are integrated into the S/I Library. Many early travel books from the 16th through the 
19th century contain maps from the Near East relating to religion. 

Paintings, photographs, slides or prints: 

19th-century photographs of archaeological sites in the Middle East, and approximately 600 
glass lantern slides of antiquities and monuments. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

2 dozen Akkadian cylinder seals; 650 Syrian and Palestinian coins. 

Subje ct Headin gs 

Ancient Near East-Religion; Antiquities; Biblical studies; Coptic studies; Missions and missionaries; 
Semitic studies; Syriac studies 


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Bibliography 

Selections from the Syriac Exhibit [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.cua.edu/ 
www/pbaf/syriac/SelSyriac.html. March 1995 (file inactive as of December 1997). 

SemiticsflCOR Library [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.cua.edu/www/ 
mullen/semicoll.html. August 1995. 



DC-10 

Center for Hellenic Studies 

Library 

Address: 

3100 Whitehaven Street NW 

Washington, DC 20008 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 234-3738 Fax Number: (202) 797-3745 

Contact Person: 

Dr. Ellen C. Roth, Director 

Access Policies 


Hours of Service: 


Monday-Friday 

9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. (Academic Year) 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

Yes 


Open with restrictions; previous permission by telephone or letter is necessary. The collection 
is highly specialized. Genealogists will find other libraries more appropriate. The library staff directs 
enquiries to local libraries when appropriate, but specific titles not found at other libraries may be 
consulted at the Center. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. 

B orrowing Privile ges: 

Only resident research faculty may borrow books. 


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Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC, CAPCON. Holdings for the collection are listed on OCLC and HOLLIS, Harvard's 
online system available through the Internet. 

Background J^ote: 

The Center for Hellenic Studies, under the trusteeship of Harvard University, opened in 1961. 
The core of the Library is the personal library of Professor Werner Jaeger of Harvard University. 
Each year 10 mid-career faculty are chosen to do research at the Center for the upcoming academic 
year. 


Descri ption of Collections 


Books and monograph: 

The collection holds approximately 4,000 books. Primary literature includes the complete 
works and fragments of ancient Greek writers, collections of inscriptions, and papyrological fragments 
from the earliest times of writing. Secondary literature in the collection is primarily from the 19th and 
20th centuries. Strengths of this collection include the classical world of Greece; Asia Minor; the 
Greek colonies of the ancient world; classical Italy; in some cases, the Near East; and pagan, early 
Christian, and all other forms of religion found in early civilizations. 

All holdings are covered on HOLLIS, the Harvard computerized catalog as well as by a card 
catalog on-site at the Center for Hellenic Studies Library. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

200 subscriptions, 12,500 volumes from the 19th century to the present covering classical 
civilization. Most of these have some coverage pertaining to religion. Strengths of this collection are 
the same as those above for monographs. The general subjects of classical philology, ancient history, 
classical art, and archaeology include treatment of religion and philosophy. 

L'Annee Philologique: Bibliographie Critique et Analytique de I’Antiquite Greco-Latine (Paris: 
Societe d’edition "Les Belles Lettres", 1924-) is a good source for the articles in these journals. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The collection contains all authoritative Greek and Latin payrological and epigraphical series 
and sets relevant to classical studies. These cover the ancient world and are in book or microform. 
HOLLIS covers the cataloging of these items; L'Annee Philologique is the main finding aid. 

Microforms: 

There are 2 major sets in microform. These are Series Papyrology on Microfiche: 1st Series 
and Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum. 


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Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Thesaurus Linguae Grcecce -a concordance to all texts extant including the period of early 
Christianity. 

Subject Headings 

Ancestors-Religious aspects; Bible; Burial-Greece-History; Burial-Rome-History; Cults; Death- 
Religious aspects; Early Christianity; Greece-Religion; Mystery religions; Mythology, Ancient; 
Mythology, Classical; Mythology and art; Reincarnation; Religion in literature; Rome-Religion; 
Shrines-Greece; Tombs-Greece; Tombs-Rome 



DC-11 

Dominican House of Studies 

Dominican College Library 

Address: 

487 Michigan Avenue NE 

Washington, DC 20017-1584 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 529-5300 Fax Number: (202) 636-4460 

Contact Person: 

Peter Batts, O.P., Librarian 

Access Policies 

Hours of .Service: 

Monday and Wednesday 
Tuesday and Thursday 
Friday 

Saturday 

Holidays and Summer 

8:30 a.m.-lO p.m. 

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. 

8:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.—noon 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


Open to students of the Washington Theological Consortium. Open to the public for reference 
only. An $8.00 minimum is charged for interlibrary loan transactions. 


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Not a lending institution except to members of the Washington Theological Consortium. 


Networks /C onsortia: 

Cluster of Independent Theological Schools; Washington Theological Consortium. Holdings 
are listed in OCLC. 


Backgmundiiote: 

Founded in 1905. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds 55,700 volumes, emphasizing the works of St. Thomas Aquinas, 
Thomistic philosophy and theology, Dominican authors, and studies about the Dominican Order. The 
Library also serves the John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family and has holdings on 
Catholic family life. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are 391 current subscriptions as of March 1996; 920 bound titles with an additional 200 
(approximately) titles not formally part of the collection, but which are available for use on special 
request. Inclusive dates of this collection are 1834 to present. Subject areas covered mirror those in 
the book collection: St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic philosophy and theology, Dominican authors, and 
studies about the Dominican Order. In addition to Dominican resources, periodicals also address the 
needs of the Oblate College and De Sales School of Theology. Materials are in various languages, 
mainly Italian, French, German, Latin, Polish, Spanish, and Belgian. 

Various indexes help the student to use the collection: Catholic Periodical and Literature Index', 
Elenchus of Biblical Bibliography, Ephemerides Theologicae Lovainienses-, New Testament Abstracts', 
Old Testament Abstracts, and other standard sources. 

Microforms: 

33 titles; 495 reels, 600 fiche dealing with Dominican resources. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Religion Database on CD-ROM. 

Subject Headings 

Dominicans; Family-Religious life-Catholic Church; Thomas Aquinas, Saint, ca. 1225-1274 


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Dumbarton Oaks 

Pre-Columbian Studies 

Address: 

1703 32nd Street NW 

Washington, DC 20007 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 339-6443 

Contact Person: 

Bridget Gazzo, Librarian 

E-mail Address: 

gazzob@doaks. org 

Access Policies 

HoursQJLService: 
Monday-Friday 

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

No 

Yes 

No 


Not open to the public; open to qualified researchers by application only. Although the Library 
exists primarily to serve the scholars who hold fellowships at Dumbarton Oaks, it is also open by 
appointment to qualified outside scholars. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are not answered. 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consort ia: 

OCLC 

BackgroundJLoie: 

The Pre-Columbian Library was founded in the first half of this century by Robert Woods 
Bliss, who acquired published works relating to the art of the high cultures of ancient America to 
complement his growing collection of pre-Hispanic art. Mr. and Mrs. Bliss donated his library of pre- 
Columbian books and collection of pre-Columbian art to the Dumbarton Oaks. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The number of volumes is not available. This collection dates from the 17th century to the 
present. Emphases of the collection include: religions of the indigenous people of the Americas as 
practiced during pre-conquest and early colonial times; Christian evangelization of indigenous people 
with particular influence by the Franciscans and the Jesuits; and studies of syncretism. There is also a 
strength in the pre-conquest and Christian religious art of indigenous people with a strong focus on the 
Virgin Mary. Highlights of the collection include early catechisms, sermons, and confessionaries 
(bilingual/Nahuatl - i.e. language of the Aztecs). Confessionaries are manuals for priests to guide 
indigenous people in confession. 

There is a card catalog covering the entire collection. 


Subject Heading s 


Christian art; Church buildings; Church history-North America; Church history-South America; 
Comparative religion; Folk religion; Franciscans; Indians of North America-Religion; Indians of South 
America-Religion; Indigenous churches; Indigenous religion; Jesuits; Missions and missionaries; 
Mythology; Religious art; Ritual; Symbolism; Virgin Mary 


DC-13 


Episcopal Diocese of Washington 
Archives 


Address: 


Church House 

Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues NW 
Washington, DC 20016 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 537-8981 


Fax Number: (202) 364-6600 


Contact Person: 


Richard G.Hewlett, Historiographer 


E-mail Address: 


rhewlett@cathedral.org 


Website URL: 


http: //www. cathedral. org 


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Access Policies 


Hours.ofSexvice: 
Tuesday and Thursday 


10:00 a.m.--2:30 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


By appointment only 


Yes 

No 


Personnel files and some recent files are not available to the public. 

ReferenceJBolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are answered from the public, provided that inquiries 
are precise and can be answered without extensive research. 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia : 

None. 

BackgroundJNote: 

The Episcopal Diocese of Washington was established by the General Convention of the 
Episcopal Church in 1895 from portions of the Diocese of Maryland. The Diocese includes 
approximately 95 parishes and missions in the District of Columbia and in Montgomery, Prince 
George’s, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties in Maryland. The offices of the Diocese are maintained in 
Church House on the Cathedral Close. The Bishop of Washington is the spiritual leader of the diocese 
and its chief executive officer. The Washington National Cathedral is the seat of the bishop. 

Researchers should note that there is no central register of genealogical data in the Episcopal 
Church. Such records are held by individual parishes. The only such data held by the diocesan 
archives are those for some twenty closed parishes. Records for parishes existing before 1895 are held 
by the Diocese of Maryland Archives in Baltimore. Most records of colonial parishes are held by the 
Hall of Records, the State Archives, in Annapolis. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

This is a library of histories and reference works related to the history of the Cathedral and the 
Episcopal Church (500 volumes, open to the public) with inclusive dates from 1800 to 1995. The 
Library contains bound volumes of the Journal of the Diocese of Washington, 1895 to the present; the 
official proceedings of the annual diocesan convention, including committee reports; financial data; 
rosters of clergy and lay leaders; and data on parishes and missions. The library also has a set of the 
bound volumes of the journals of the Diocese of Maryland, 1800-1895, which contain information on 
the history of parishes that existed before 1895 in what is now the Diocese of Washington. The 


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collection is focused on records of the diocese, but some files contain information related to the 
Washington National Cathedral (of which the bishop is the chief executive officer). 

There is a computer catalog for all volumes in the collection, 1800 to the present. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Diocese of Washington is a periodical, originally in magazine format, now in newspaper 
format, usually published nine times each year since 1933. The archives has all volumes. The subjects 
covered in this journal relate to the parishes and missions of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The central core of the diocesan archives is the manuscript collection which consists of 30 
record groups, 198 record storage boxes, and 3,900 file folders, 1895-1994. The largest record groups 
include the files of the seven bishops who have successively led the diocese since 1895. The bishops' 
records contain: correspondence files relating to the parishes and missions of the diocese; diocesan 
committees and boards; activities of the national Episcopal Church; and management of the diocesan 
staff; records of the bishops' official acts; and clergy personnel files. Because the bishop is also the 
chief executive officer of the cathedral, the bishops' files contain some records related to the cathedral 
and its associated schools. Other record groups contain files of the diocesan convention, the secretary 
of the convention, and standing committees on missions and Christian social relations. 

The archives also holds parish registers and vestry minutes of some 20 closed parishes and 
missions. Records of active parishes are held by the individual parishes. The diocese has no central 
register of baptisms, marriages, or burials conducted in the diocese. 

A computerized inventory which can be searched by folder title and record date span is 
available for the entire collection. A new system, which incorporates key word searching, is being 
installed. 

The Archivist is Mrs. Margaret D. Lewis, (202) 537-8981. 

Microforms: 

4 of the 15 record groups have been microfilmed for security purposes. 


Maps: 

Some record groups contain occasional historical maps of parish boundaries. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

2 record groups contain historical photographs of parishes and missions, clergy and lay leaders. 

Subject Headings 

Church architecture; Church buildings; Councils and synods; Creighton, William Forman, 1909-1987; 
Dun, Angus, 1892-1971; Ecumenical movement; Education and religion; Episcopal Church; Episcopal 


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Church--Clergy; Episcopal Church--Diocese of Washington; Freeman, James Edward, 1866-1943; 
Haines, Ronald H., 1934- ; Harding, Alfred, 1852-1923; Prayer; Preaching; Religion and state; 
Religious biography; Ritual; Sacraments; Satterlee, Henry Yates, 1843-1908; Sermons; Theological 
education; Walker, John Thomas, 1925-1989; Women and religion; Worship 


Bibliography 


Hamer, Philip M., ed. A Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in the United States. New Haven, CT: 
Yale University Press, 1961. 

Inventory of Church Archives in the District of Columbia. District of Columbia Historical Records 
Survey. Washington, DC: District of Columbia Historical Records Review, 1940. 

Inventory of Diocese of Washington Archives. Historical Records Survey, Work Progress 
Administration. Washington, DC: Works Progress Administration, 1930. (Outdated but contains 
valuable historical information.) 

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. The Library of Congress. Washington, DC: The 
Library of Congress, 1959-1993. 


DC-14 


Folger Shakespeare Library 


Address: 


201 E. Capitol Street SE 
Washington, DC 20003-1094 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 675-0311 Fax Number: (202) 675-0313 


Contact Persons: 


Werner Gundersheimer, Director 
Richard Kuhta, Librarian 
Georgianna Ziegler, Reference Librarian 


E-mail Address: 


ziegler@folger.edu 


Internet Catalog Address: upcoming, check website for changes 


Website URL: 


http: //www. folger. edu 


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Access Policies 


Hours, of Service: 

Monday-Friday 

Saturday 

Sundays/Federal holidays 


8:45 a.m.--4:45 p.m. 

9:00a.m.--Noon, 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. 
Closed 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


No 

Yes 

No 


Access to the Library is limited to readers with appropriate research experience and training. 
Those with a Ph.D. or equivalent degree or graduate students writing a Ph.D. thesis may apply for a 
reader's card by writing a letter of application and sending two letters of reference to Richard Kuhta, 
Librarian. Other persons who feel they have a particular need to use the collections may apply for 
special permission status, also to Mr. Kuhta. 

Questions about registration and housing should be addressed to the Registrar at 202-675-0306 
or e-mail registrar@folger.edu; questions about the collection may be directed to the Reference 
Librarian, Georgianna Ziegler, at (202) 675-0311 or e-mail ziegler@folger.edu; information about 
fellowships may be obtained from Carol Brobeck in the Folger Institute at (202) 675-0348; Fax (202) 
544-4623. 

Photocopying of post-1801 imprints only. Requests by other libraries for rare materials from 
the Folger are filled by microfilm facsimiles. 

ReferenceJ^olicy: 

Telephone and mail inquiries are accepted from scholars, bibliographers, teachers, students, 
and the general public. 

B orrowing Privilege s: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/C onsortia: 

RLIN, RLG, FAHN (Five-library group: Folger, Morgan, American Antiquarian, Newberry, 
Huntington). Holdings are listed in RLIN’s English Short-Title Catalog (ESTC). RLIN searches can 
be done for patrons. 

Background JNoie: 

Founded in 1932. The initial collection and building were the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay 
Folger. The endowment for the institution is administered by Amherst College. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The entire collection equals approximately 256,000 volumes, 160,000 of these in the rare book 
collection. There are 35,000 rare books published on the continent; 450 incunabula; and 2,000 works 
from the Reformation period, including many works by both Luther and Calvin. The Folger houses 
one of the largest collections in the world of early English books with over 50,000 volumes from 1475 
to 1700, the largest collection of early English imprints outside of Britain, and 30,000 volumes from 
the 18th century. The collection includes more than 55% of the known titles published before 1640. 
Much of the Folger's collection, simply because of the time period in which it was written, relates to 
religion. 

The collection is strong in works concerning the Reformation and the Counter Reformation. 
Jansenism, a 17th-century movement in the Catholic Church in Holland and France, is well 
represented as is the Catholic Church, Church of England, Church of Scotland, Bible, Christianity, 
Jesuits, Judaism, prayer, sermons, religious music, and witchcraft. 

Individual items such as Provinciate Seu Constitutions Angliae cum Summariis (a 1501 folio 
edition of the canon law used most often in the 15th century in England), An apology of the Church of 
England by John Jewel, Bishop of Salisbury (1564), the 17th-century moral and theological essays of 
Daniel Turvill, and collections of books on such topics as the ecumenical Council of Trent (1545- 
1563) are highlights in a comprehensive collection of works relating to religion. Religious music is 
well represented by such rare works as William Byrd's Mass for Three Voices (c. 1588) and his 
Psalms, Sonnets, Songs (1590), as well as John Amner's Sacred Hymnnes (1619), and a number of 
early English Psalters. 

Of special interest is the Emanuel Stickelberger Reformation Collection of 850 volumes which 
includes 180 works by Luther as well as treatises by Zwingli, Calvin, Oekolampad, Hutten, 
Gengenbach, and Niklaus Manuel. Works by supporters of the German Reformation include items by 
Melanchthon, Heinrich von Kettenbach, Linck, Rhegius, and others. In addition there are another 
300 Luther items in the Sir Thomas Phillipps’ Collection. 

Current works to support research in religion are also available including the Patrologiae 
Latinae , the Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina, Publications of the Catholic Record Society , and 
the Bibliotheque de la Campagnie de Jesus (an 11 volume catalog). 

Catalogs are available for books by author, title, subject, chronology, place of imprint, and 
former owner. An OPAC (Endeavor) is be available in-house only. It will be available online in 
1998. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The collection holds 12 subscriptions, with holdings from the 20th century. Holdings include: 
Archiv fur Reformationsgeschichte, Bulletin de la Societe de VHistoire du Protestantisme Frangaise, 
Bunyan Studies, Church History, Erasmus of Rotterdam Society Yearbook, Proceedings of the 
Huguenot Society of London, Transactions of the Jewish Historical Society of England, The Journal of 
Ecclesiastical History, Luther Jahrbuch, and Recusant History. 

These holdings are covered by the catalog. 


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Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

This collection is primarily from the 16th and 17th centuries. Subject emphasis is both British 
and continental. The collection is particularly strong in commonplace books, devotional literature, 
and meditations. Highlights include the commonplace book of Lady Anne Southwell (1573-1636), 
four calligraphic books of Esther Inglis (1571-1624) with French devotional literature, and some 
manuscripts of John Donne. There is also an original manuscript of King James I's Dcemonologie , 
c.1592. 

A manuscript catalog is available. 

Laetitia Yeandle is the Curator of Manuscripts. 

Microforms: 

The microfilm sets for Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, and 
Ireland, and of English Books Printed Abroad, 1475-1640 (STC) and the second edition of this work 
(1641-1700; commonly referred to as “WING”), include much religious material. In addition the 
Folger has Church Court Records of Ely (1374-1640) with printed guide; Lambeth Palace Library, 
unpublished records of the established Church of England (1540-1720), and Henry VHI divorce 
papers; Bodleian Library, Tanner Collection of church, state, and politics in 16th and 17th century 
England. 

Some sets have pamphlet finding aids; others have indexes on the reels. There is a book index 
for WING. 

Maps: 


The collection holds an undetermined number of religion-related maps, most of which are in 
early books such as geographies and Bibles, both English and continental. The collection spans the 
15th through the 17th centuries. 

Video and sound recordings: 

The collection includes "Mystery of Elche", a mystery play of the Assumption of the Blessed 
Virgin, Spain (VHS, 1978) and "Visitatio Sepulchri" Fleury Musical Drama, filmed in period 
costume on the location of the play's presumed origin (16mm). 

Vertical files: 

The Folger Library contains a number of modem pamphlets on almost every subject it collects. 
There are also early English and continental religious pamphlets (16th-18th centuries). 

The modem pamphlets may be found in the computer catalog, the older pamphlets in the card 
catalog, or sometimes both catalogs. 


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Subject Headings 

Bible; Calvin, John, 1509-1564; Catholic Church; Church of England; Church of Scotland; Counter 
Reformation; Jansenism; Jesuits, Judaism; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; Prayer; Reformation; Sacred 
music; Sermons; Witchcraft 


Bibliography 

Catalog of Manuscripts of the Folger Shakespeare Library. 3 v. Washington, DC/Boston, MA: G.K. 
Hall, 1971. 

Folger Shakespeare Library. Catalog of Manuscripts of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Boston, 

MA: G.K. Hall, 1988. (First Supplement) 

Folger Shakespeare Library. Catalog of Printed Books of the Folger Shakespeare Library. 28 v. 
Washington, DC: G.K. Hall, 1970. 

Folger Shakespeare Library. Folger Shakespeare Memorial Library. Amherst, MA: Published for 
the Trustees of Amherst College, 1942. 

McWilliams, Elizabeth Lingrell. “ Music Manuscripts to 1800 at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
Washington, DC: A Description and Thematic Catalogue.” Master's thesis, University of Maryland, 
1974. 

Merion, Carolyn. Guide to the Existing Microfilms of English Manuscripts at the Library of Congress 
and the Folger Shakespeare Library and Recommendations for Future Microfilming: a List of the 
Copies of English Manuscripts Which Have Already Been Made and of Others Which May Be Made, 
with Particulars about the Original Sources of English History in the 16th and 17th Centuries. 
Washington, DC: Folger Shakespeare Library, 1982. 

Reformation: Katalog der Sammlung Emanuel Stickelberger fur die Folger Shakespeare Library, 
Washington, DC = Reformation: Catalogue of the Emanuel Stickelberger Collection Purchased for the 
Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC. Basel, Schweiz: Haus der Bucher, 1977. 

Southwell, Lady Anne. Southwell-Sibthorpe Commonplace Book: Foger MS V.b. 198. Birmingham, 
NY: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1997 

Tuvill, Daniel. Essays Politic and Moral, and Essays Moral and Theological. Charlottesville, VA: 
Published for the Folger Shakespeare Library by the University Press of Virginia, 1971. 

Wright, Louis B. The Folger Library: Two Decades of Growth: An Informal Account. 

Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia for the Folger Shakespeare Library, 1968. 


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Franciscan Monastery 

Library 

Address: 

1400 Quincy Street NE 

Washington, DC 20017 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 526-6800 Fax Number: (202) 529-9889 

Contact Person: 

Father Kevin Treston, Head Librarian 

AccessJBolicies 

HoursoL Service: 

By appointment only. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

Yes 


Reference JPolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. 

Borrowing Privile ges: 

Most books may be borrowed with permission from the librarian. 

Background JS[oie: 

The Library was established in 1900 for the use of the members of the Franciscan 
Community. 


Books and monographs: 

Description of Collections 


The collection holds 48,500 books with an emphasis on the Franciscan Order, Christian 
philosophy, Christian theology, and Marian studies. Other highlights include works on the Middle 
East and the ministry of the Franciscans there. Most books were published in the first half of the 20th 
century, yet there is also a small section of incunabula. 

A card catalog using the Dewey Decimal classification system is available for this collection. 


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Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are approximately 30 current subscriptions. The emphasis of this collection is on the 
Catholic Church, biblical studies, archaeology, and Christian philosophy. 

Subject Headings 

Antiquities; Catholic Church; Catholic theology; Christian philosophy; Dominicans; Franciscans; 
Holy Land; Marian studies; Missions and missionaries 



DC-16 

Friends Meeting of Washington 

Library 

Address: 

2111 Florida Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20008-1912 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 483-3310 

Contact Person: 

Larry Jackson, Clerk of the Library Committee/Librarian 

E-mail Address: 

lj ackso 1 @gmu. edu 

Access Policies 

Hours of Service: 

By appointment only. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

No 

No 


The meeting house is staffed Monday through Friday and access to the Library can be 
arranged. The Library is sometimes staffed on Sunday mornings. The Library is used for worship on 
Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.. 

Reference Policy : 

Telephone and mail reference questions are not answered. 


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Borrowing privileges are available to members and attenders only. The collection does not 
circulate to the public. 


Networks/Consortia : 
None. 


Ba ckground Note : 

The library was founded in 1932. 

Descripti on of Colle ctions 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 5,000 volumes with inclusive dates covering the 18th 
through the 20th centuries. Strengths of this collection are Quakers and the Religious Society of 
Friends. 

A card catalog is available. Bibliographic control is good, but not complete. Of all types of 
materials, the books are most completely cataloged. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are 87 current subscriptions on the Society of Friends from Great Britain, Germany, and 
the United States. The collection consists primarily of current newsletters and flyers from Friends 
organizations. Friends Journal is bound since 1966. This Meeting also has a collection of 
Swarthmore and other lecture series and some proceedings. Very little is exhaustive or comprehensive. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Most archives and manuscripts for this meeting house are located at Swarthmore, PA. 

Vertical files: 

There are approximately 18 linear feet of pamphlets dating from 1934. The strength of this 
collection is Society of Friends, peace studies, conscientious objection, disarmament, and other areas of 
interest to the Society of Friends. About two thirds of the collection is published by Pendlehill 
Publishers. 


Subject Heading s 

Conscientious objection; Pacifism-Religious aspects-Society of Friends; Peace studies; Society of 
Friends 


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Bibliography 

Stevens, Mary Channell. The History of the Library in Friends Meeting House, Washington, DC. 
Washington, DC: Friends Meeting House of Washington, DC, 1957. 

DC-17 

Georgetown University 
Kennedy Institute of Ethics 
National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature 


Address: 

Box 571212 

Washington, DC 20057-1212 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 687-6695 Fax Number: (202) 687-6770 

Contact Person: 

Doris Goldstein, Director of Library and Information Services 

E-mail Address: 

medethx@gunet.georgetown.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

telnet to library.lausys.georgetown.edu or 

Link through the website below. 

For specialized searches, call or e-mail the Center 

Website URL: 

http: //guweb. georgetown. edu/nrcbl/ 

Hours ofService: 

Monday, Wednesday-Friday 
Tuesday 

Saturday 

9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.--8:00 p.m. 

10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

No 


Hours beyond Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., are offered only during the 
academic year. Please call to confirm hours. Document delivery items must be prepaid; please call for 
prices in advance. 


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ReferenceJBolicy: 

Telephone and mail inquiries are accepted. 


Not a lending institution. 


Networks/Consortia : 

OCLC, CAPCON. The Center developed and maintains BIOETHICSLINE under contract with 
the National Library of Medicine. 


BackgroundJSLole: 

The Library was founded in 1973 with support from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. 
Currently the Library operates with contract support from the National Library of Medicine, grant 
support from the National Center for Human Genome Research, NIH, and other private and federal 
support. 


Books and monographs: 

Over 2,000 books in this collection have religious content. Publications date primarily from 
1973 to the present. Subject emphases include bioethics, medical ethics, genetics, human 
experimentation, and death and dying. The Center collects material on the ethical, legal, social, and 
religious aspects of these topics. Two collections of special note are the Kampelman Collection of 
Jewish Ethics and the Shriver Collection of Christian Ethics. The Kampelman Collection is wide- 
ranging and is not limited to Jewish bioethics. 

The collection of books and articles is almost completely covered by the computer catalog 
(1988 to present). The card catalog covers books from 1973-1991. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Seven videotapes released 1983 to present. 

This collection is covered by the Film database. 

Vertical files: 

3,000 documents, primarily from 1973 to the present covering the religious aspects of 
bioethics. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

BIOETHICSLINE on CD-ROM (Silver Platter, Ovid) contains information on religious aspects 
of bioethics. 


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Subject Headings 

Bioethics-Religious aspects: Catholic Church-History: Catholic Church and health care: Creationism: 
Death-Moral and ethical aspects: Death-Religious aspects: Evolution: Health-Religious aspects; 
Health-Religious aspects-Catholic Church; Health-Religious aspects-Judaism: Judaism; Medicine- 
Religious aspects; Religion and science; Religion and state: Sex and religion; Suicide-Religious aspects 

Bibliography 

Walters, L. Bibliography of Bioethics. Imprint varies: Detroit. MI: Gale Research Co., 1975-1980; 
New York, NY: Free Press, 1981-1983, Washington. DC: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, 1984-. 

Joseph and Rose Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Georgetown University. Scope Note Series. 

Washington. DC: The Institute, 1982-. 


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Georgetown University 
Special Collections Division 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Persons: 


E-mail Address: 


Joseph Mark Lauinger Library 
3700 O Street NW 
Washington, DC 20057-1006 

(202) 687-7444 Fax Number: (202) 687-7501 

Administration, Book Collections, Fine Prints: 

George M. Barringer 

University Archives, Jesuit Collections, Photography, Computing: 
Jon K. Reynolds 

Manuscript Collections: 

Nicholas B. Scheetz 

George M. Barringer: barringg@gunet.georgetown.edu 
Jon K. Reynolds: reynoldj@gunet.georgetown.edu 
Nicholas B. Scheetz: scheetzn@gunet.georgetown.edu 


Internet Catalog Address: http://library.lausys.georgetown.edu/screens/opacmenu.html 


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Website URL: 

http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/ 

Access Policies 

Hours of Service: 

Monday—Friday 

9:00 a.m.~5:30 p.m. 

Open to the public: 

Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

No 


The collections are open to users who present photographic identification. Advance notice is 
highly recommended, but not required. 

Reference Policy: 

Reference requests are accepted by mail, telephone, and e-mail, and provided on-site. 


The Special Collections Division is not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia : 

None. 

Backgrou nd Note: 

In 1789 Archbishop John Carroll initiated the establishment of the institution that would 
eventually become Georgetown University. The Library was begun in 1796 with the gift of some one 
hundred volumes from Father Louis Guillaume Valentin DuBourg, third president of Georgetown 
College. The University Archives was formally organized in 1898. The Special Collections Division 
was established in 1970, shortly after the Lauinger Library building was opened for use. 

Descriptionof Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Special Collections Department has approximately 7,500 volumes related to religion, 
primarily devoted to the history of American Catholicism and Jesuitica. Significant religion-related 
holdings include the Georgetown College Library Collection, a group of some 2,500 volumes with a 
strong emphasis on Jesuit history; early English and American Catholic editions of the Bible, dating 
from 1582 to the present; a virtually complete collection of first editions of the works of Cardinal 
Newman; the Parsons Collection of some 500 volumes of Catholic works printed in the U.S. between 
1720 and 1830; early (1586, 1591) editions of the Ratio studiorum, the principal Jesuit educational 
treatise; extensive holdings of the literary works of William Everson (Brother Antoninus); several 18th- 
and 19th-century Korans in Arabic and Persian; and a 17th-century Japanese Buddhist scroll. The 650 
volumes of the library of the American Teilhard Association have been integrated into the general 
collections of Lauinger Library. 


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Guides to many of the special collections can be found on the department's Web site at 
http: //gul ib. lausun. george town. edu/dept/speccoll/. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Approximately 300 volumes, ca. 1825-1890, consisting primarily of American Catholic 
newspapers. 

There is a card catalog available in the Special Collections Division. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Special Collections Division has extensive materials relating to Catholic history, with 
particular emphases on American Catholicism and Jesuitica. Major collections include the Archives of 
the Maryland Province, Society of Jesus (1638-1975), which consists of the administrative records of 
the Maryland Province of Jesuits and contains voluminous source material on Catholicism in colonial 
America; the Catholic Historical Manuscripts Collection, which contains papers from over 95 
American Jesuits dating from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries; the Generals’ Archives, which 
includes over 300 bound volumes of reproduced records documenting Jesuit activities worldwide (with 
a particular emphasis on East Asia) up to 1773; the Maryland Province Collection (1683-1970), which 
focuses on the activities of specific Jesuit missions, colleges, seminaries, and other institutions in what 
is now the eastern United States; two collections of letters from John Cardinal Newman-one group of 
350 to his friend Henry William Wilberforce, and another group of 33 to Dr. Thomas Hayden; and the 
Georgetown Jesuits' Papers (1920-present), a group of unprocessed papers of prominent contemporary 
Jesuits. Other collections with significant materials on religion include: 

*America Magazine Archives (1909-present) - records of the prominent American Jesuit magazine 

* American Catholic Sermons Collection (1723-1800) - 456 manuscript sermons, including texts by 

Archbishop John Carroll 

* Archives of the Church of St. John the Evangelist (1856-1862) - records of an Anglican church in 

Yorkshire 

* Argentinian Jesuits Collection (1800-1820) - manuscripts relating to Jesuits in Argentina 

*Rev. Virgil S. Barber, S.J., Papers (1804-1847) - manuscripts and published works related to a Jesuit 
active in missions in New England 

*Rev. Francis A. Barnum, S.J., Papers (1869-1985) - papers related to Jesuit missions in Alaska and 
the Eskimo language 

*Mrs. Walter R. Benjamin Papers (1937-1953) - letters to Mrs. Benjamin from Italian Catholic 
prelates, including the future Pope Paul VI (Giovanni Battista Montini) 

*Michael de la Bedoyere Papers (1929-1960) - correspondence related to the Catholic Herald and other 
Catholic periodicals 

*Anna M. Brady Papers (1940-1982) - 22 linear feet of material related to the career of a Catholic 
journalist and former dean of the Vatican press corps 
*Sophy Burnham Papers (1980-1992) - writings on angels and the paranormal 
*Rev. Philip Cardella, S.J., Papers (1872-1920) - papers related to religious work with the Spanish 
community in New York City 

*Rev. James Clark, S.J., Papers (1825-1885) - Jesuit correspondence 


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*Richard H. Clarke Papers (1863-1911) - writings on American Catholic history and contributions to 
Catholic periodicals 

*Rev. John Digges, Jr., S.J. Papers (1734-1746) - manuscripts of an 18th century Maryland Jesuit 
*Rev. George Fenwick, S.J. Papers (1796-1887) - correspondence of an American Jesuit in 19th- 
century Rome 

♦Robert T. Francoeur Papers (1938-1975) - 1.5 linear feet of letters and other materials relating to 
Teilhard scholarship in Britain and the U.S., including one letter from Pierre Teilhard du 
Chardin to Lucile Swan 

♦Gallery of Living Catholic Authors (1920-1960) - manuscripts, letters, and photographs by and about 
900 20th-century Catholic authors 

♦Rev. Andrew Graves, S.J. Papers (1932-1973) - records of a Jesuit mission in rural North Carolina 
♦Martin I.J. Griffin Papers (1848-1912) - correspondence of the Catholic journalist and historian, 
editor of American Catholic Historical Researches 
♦Holy Trinity Church, Georgetown, Archives (1792-1982) - parish and school records with 
information on the history of Catholics, particularly black Catholics, in Washington 
♦Jesuit School Manuscript Collection (1660-1730) - manuscripts related to the training of English Jesuit 
missionaries eventually sent to Maryland 

♦Constantin Kluge - Pierre Leroy Collection (1976-1993) - 34 letters from Kluge to Leroy, mainly 
regarding Pierre Teilhard du Chardin 

♦Rev. John LaFarge, S.J. Papers (1844-1984) - writings on ecumenism, civil rights, and race relations 
♦Col. Daniel S. Lamson Papers (1855-1904) - U.S. Catholic history, ephemera of Catholic 
organizations 

♦Lancicius Collection (1808-1834) - English translations of treatise by Lancicius (1574-1652), "On the 
Duties of Lay Brothers" 

♦Pierre Leroy, S.J. Papers (1947-1984) - correspondence with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 
♦Leroy-Warre Collection (1982-1987) - over 100 letters from Pierre Leroy to Janetta Warre, mainly 
concerning the works of Pierre Teilhard du Chardin 
♦Rev. Jose Antonio Lopez, S.J. Papers (1781-1840) - papers of the chaplain to the family of Mexican 
emperor Agustm de Iturbide 

♦Rev. Daniel Lord, S.J. Papers (1909-1956) - papers and published materials on contemporary 
Catholicism, popular religious literature, and social issues 
♦Lukas-Teilhard du Chardin Collection (1899-1985) - letters, photographs, and other research materials 
compiled by Mary and Ellen Lukas during the writing of their biography of Pierre Teilhard du 
Chardin 

♦Milton House Archives (1575-1775) - papers relating to Catholicism and Jesuit activities in England 
♦John B. Molloy Collection (1591-1704) - documents in Latin from the Jesuit mission in Peru 
♦John Courtney Murray, S.J. Papers (1927-1976) - 42 linear feet of letters, manuscripts, and other 
materials relating to Murray’s academic work and writings on theology 
♦Paraguayan Jesuits Collection (1639-1744) - manuscripts regarding Jesuit activities in Latin America 
and conflicts between the Jesuits and the Spanish colonial government 
♦Raphael-Teilhard du Chardin Collection (1938-1952) - 37 letters from Pierre Teilhard du Chardin to 
Francois Raphael, as well as two manuscripts and other materials 
♦Edward Rice Papers (1940-1991) - includes research materials for Rice’s biography of Thomas 
Merton, and letters from Merton to Rice and other correspondents 


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*Jan Philip Rooihaan. S.J. Archive 1804-1852) - nearly 140 leners from the General of the Society of 
Jesus to various family members 

♦George Schwarz Collection (1672-1681) - Lann letters relating to Jesuits in Europe. Asia. Latin 
.America, and the Pacific 

♦Russell Shaw Papers (1959-1995) - manuscripts and correspondence of a Catholic journalist, author. 

and director of public information for the Knights of Columbus 
♦Frederick and Maria Shrady Papers <1951-1992 • - includes correspondence from Catholic writers and 
theologians such as Bernard Lonergan anc John Courtney Murray 
♦Spanish Jesuits Collection <1750-1850) - manuscripts and correspondence about Spanish Jesuits and 
their activities in Mexico: and-Jesuit correspondence 
♦Lucile Swan Papers <1932-1955) - includes 205 letters from Pierre Teilhard du Chardin and other 
materials related to Teilhard's work in China 

♦Teilhard-Cosme Collection <1926-1955* - includes three letters written by Pierre Teilhard du Chardin 
and the original 1926 manuscript of his Milieu Dhin 
♦Teilhard-de Margerie Collection (1923-1975) - signed articles and photocopied letters of Pierre 
Teilhard du Chardin 

♦Teilhard-Houdin Collection 11951-1955) - 18 letters from Pierre Teilhard du Chardin to Mme. R.J. 
Houdin 

♦Rev. Richard H. Tierney. SJ.. Papers <1904-1917) - research materials assembled for a series of 
articles on New York charities in the Jesuit magazine America 
♦Rev. Gustave Weigel. S J.. Papers <1920-1964) - materials on ecumenism and Vatican II: 
correspondence with leading Protestam theologians 

Extensive finding aids, many including folder- and item-level inventories, can be found on the 
Special Collections website at hnp: gulib.lausun.georgetou-n.edu dept speccolL'. There is a searchable 
index for these finding aids. 

Maps: 


The Division has a few relevant maps, daring from the 17th and 18th centuries. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

The John S. Brosnan. S.J.. Collection (1900-1940) contains over 5.000 glass plate and film 
negatives documenting Jesuit activities in the Maryland Province. The Lucile Swan Papers and 
Raphael-Teilhard du Chardin Collection comain photographs of Pierre Teilhard du Chardin. 

Researchers should explore the detailed listing of the department's fine prints available on the 
website at http:/ gulib.lausum.georgetoun.edu<dept'speccoR , finepmt.htm. A number of die items 
listed there have religious subject matter. 


Subjec t Headings 

Bible; Catholic Church—Education; Catholic Church—History: Catholic Church-United States: 
Catholic organizations: Catholic press; Catholic theology: Ecumenical movement: Everson, William 
(Brother Antoninus), 1912-1994; Georgetown University; Jesuits-Asia: Jesuits-Latin America: 


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Jesuits-United States; Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968; Missions and missionaries-Asia; Missions and 
missionaries-Latin America; Murray, John Courtney, 1904-1967; Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 
1801-1890; Sermons; Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre, 1881-1955; Vatican II Council 

Bibliography 

Georgetown University. Library. Special Collections at Georgetown: A Descriptive Catalog. Third 
ed., revised. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Library, 1996. Available free by request from 
the Special Collections Division. 

Georgetown University. Library. Special Collections Division websites: 

Please note that the URLs for most collection descriptions contain the two-letter prefix “cl” and 
then a number. Do not mistake the letter “1” for the numeral “one” (“1"). 

America Magazine Archives [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl60.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Archives, Maryland Province, Society of Jesus [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/clll9.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Argentinian Jesuits Collection [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl93.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Rev. Virgil H. Barber, S.J. Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl8.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Rev. Francis A. Bamum, S.J. Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl56.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Sophy Burnham Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/ 
speccoll/cl 129.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Rev. Philip Cardella Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl44.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Catholic School Manuscripts [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/ 
speccoll/csmb.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Rev. James Clark, S.J. Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl21.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

The Richard H. Clarke Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl92.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Michael De La Bedoyere Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 


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gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cll23.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Rev. John Digges, Jr. S.J. Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cll4.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

European History [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/ 
eurhist.htm. November 1997. 

Rev. George Fenwick, S.J. Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl45.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Rev. Andrew Graves, S.J. Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 

gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl59.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Granger-Teilhard de Chardin Collection. [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/granger.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Martin I.J. Griffin Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/ 
speccoll/cl61.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

The Jesuits in America [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/ 
speccoll/sj.htm. June 1995. 

Rev. John LaFarge, S.J. Papers (First and Second Accessions) [Online]. Available HTTP. URL 
http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl69.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

The Colonel Daniel S. Lamson Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cll09.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Lancicius Collection [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl32.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Pierre Leroy Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl78.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Literature and Linguistics [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/lit.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Rev. Daniel Lord, S.J. Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 

gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl66.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

The Maryland Province Collection [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl53.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

John B. Molloy Collection [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 


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dept/speccoll/cl28.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Paraguayan Jesuits Collection [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cllOl.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

George Schwarz Collection [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl29.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 

Spanish Jesuits Collection [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/ 
dept/speccoll/cl 113.htm. No date given; accessed May 1996. 

Visiting Special Collections at Georgetown [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/visit.htm. June 1995. 

Rev. Gustave A. Weigel, S.J. Papers [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
gulib.lausun.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/cl65.htm. No date given; accessed November 1997. 


DC-19 

Historical Society of Washington, DC 
Library of Washington History 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


1307 New Hampshire Avenue NW 
Washington, DC 20036-1503 

(202) 785-2068 Fax Number: (202) 331-1979 

Gail Redmann, Reference Librarian 

Access Policies 


Hours, oL^eryice: 

Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: Yes 

Photocopying: Yes 

Interlibrary loan: No 


The research library has an admission fee of $3.00 for nonmembers ($1.50 for students). 
Photocopying is done by staff upon patron request; photocopying charges are discounted for members. 
No library materials circulate via Interlibrary loan. 


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RefereiiceJBolicy: 

Both telephone and mail requests are accepted. Reference staff will make brief searches in the 
library catalogs in response to these requests, primarily to allow researchers to make educated decisions 
about visiting the library or contracting for library staff research. Library staff conduct research in our 
collections for a fee of $30.00 an hour, which includes up to 20 related photocopies. 


The Library of Washington History is not a lending institution, however, they occasionally loan 
materials to other institutions for exhibit purposes. 


Networks/Consortia: 

A limited, but increasing number of the collections are available on RLIN and OCLC. Some 
special collections are also available on Collections DC. As more collections are available on OCLC, 
the number available on Collections DC will also increase. 


BackgroundJNote: 

Founded 1894. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 350 volumes, published between 1855 and the present. All 
materials in the collection focus on Washington, D.C., local history. Religion-related books and 
pamphlets include histories of local churches, most published by the churches themselves. Some of 
these also describe the architecture of the churches. A small number of books on area church bodies 
and denominations are available. 

The Library has a card catalog comprised of several small catalogs in addition to a standard 
author, subject, title catalog for published materials. To supplement this catalog, there are separate 
finding aids for uncataloged pamphlets. 


Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Library holds approximately ten collections with inclusive dates of 1829-1995. Highlights 
include histories of local churches. 

Vertical flies: 

Approximately 25 files, most from the latter half of the 20th century. These consist primarily 
of newspaper clippings relating to individual places of worship in the District of Columbia. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Approximately 1,200 images of places of worship in the District of Columbia from the late 
19th century to the 1990s, including photographs, slides, and postcards. There is one photograph 
collection that is entirely of District of Columbia churches. The "Rambler" collection also includes 
images of some Virginia and Maryland churches. 

A finding aid is available for the photograph collection of District of Columbia churches. 


Subject Headings 


Church buildings-Maryland; Church buildings-Virginia; Church buildings-Washington, D.C.; 
Church history-Washington, D.C. 


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Howard University School of Divinity 
The Library 


Address: 


1400 Shepherd Street NE 
Washington, DC 20017 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 806-0760 


Fax Number: (202) 806-0711 


Contact Person: 


Carrie Hackney, Librarian 


E-mail Address: 


chackney @cldc. howard. edu 


Internet Catalog Address: tn3270://humainb.howard.edu. 


(When the application menu appears, type STERLING, then hit the 
enter key.) 


Website URL: 


http: //www. founders. howard.edu/divlib. html 



Hours of Service: 


Monday-Thursday 
Friday and Saturday 


8:30 a.m.--10:00 p.m. 
8:30 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 


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Open to the public: 

Yes 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 


The Library is open to the community. Borrowing privileges are restricted to students, faculty, 
staff and the Washington Theological Consortium. Interlibrary loan requests are accepted only in 
writing using the correct form. 

ReferenceJBolicy: 

Telephone, mail, and e-mail inquiries are accepted. 


Not a lending library, with the exceptions listed above. 


Networks /Consortia: 

OCLC, Washington Theological Consortium. Holdings are listed in OCLC. 


Background Note: 

The Library of the School of Divinity traces its history to the founding of Howard University in 

1867. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library holds 111,107 volumes, primarily from the 19th to 20th centuries. Subject 
emphases reflect the areas of study at the Divinity School. They include biblical studies, reformed 
theology, church history, ethics, world religions, pastoral counseling, urban ministries, African 
religions, and African-American religious history. Of special note is the Howard Thurman Educational 
Trust, the emphasis of which is African religions. 

There is a card catalog for materials prior to 1975 and an online catalog for materials after 

1975. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library holds 256 subscriptions and 9,090 volumes, primarily published in the 19th to 20th 
centuries. 

The online catalog covers these titles. The subject emphases of the serial collection mirrors 
those of the book collection. 

Microforms: 

The Library holds 4,227 reels of microfilm. These include dissertations and back issues of 
religious journal titles. 

The online catalog covers these titles. 


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Video and sound recordings: 

The Library holds 385 titles, which include a combination of locally developed audio and 
videotapes of Howard University Divinity School special events and convocations as well as some 
commercially developed videotapes. 

Vertical files: 

There are five file cabinets (with five drawers each) of historical materials dating from the 19th 
century. The collection consists primarily of clippings, biographical sketches, programs of 
convocations, and other activities held at the School of Divinity. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Religion Database on CD-ROM, Biblical Studies, Complete Works of John Wesley, 

Greek Tutor, Hebrew Tutor, PC Study Bible. 


SubjectHeadings 


African Americans-Religion-History; African religions; Biblical studies; Church history; Ethics; 
Pastoral counseling; Reformed theology; Urban ministries; World religions 


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Islamic Center, Washington, D.C. 


Address: 


251 Massachusetts Avenue NW 
Washington, DC 20008 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 332-8343 


Contact Persons: 


Dr. Abdulla Khouj, Director 
Ahmed Asseri, Librarian 


Access Policies 


Hours of Service : 
Monday-Friday 


10:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

No 

No 


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RefexencePolicy: 

Telephone, mail, and on-site reference is provided. 


Not a lending institution. 

NetwoiksIConsortia: 

None. 

Bac kgro un d Note : 

Founded in 1947. Open to the public June 28, 1957. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library holds approximately 4,000 titles, from the end of the 18th century to the present, 
with materials on Islam in 34 languages. Most works are in Arabic, with English-language materials 
second in number. Strengths of this collection are Islam, with special emphasis on its history, art, and 
relationship to other religions. 

A computer catalog covers this collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The collection includes approximately 20 current subscriptions, from the mid-1980s to the 
present, focusing on Islamic society and history. Most journals are in Arabic. There is an especially 
strong collection of newsletters. 

Video and sound recordings: 

About 190 films and videotapes, from 1980 to the present, covering Islam and its relationship 
to other religions as well as Islamic stories, rituals, and practices. There are also more than 50 
audiotapes covering various Islamic topics. 

These materials are listed in a shelflist. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Scores of photographs of the Holy sites at Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem; pieces of the cover 
of the Holy shrine (Kaba'ah) house of Allah at Mecca; and some frames in Arabic scripts (calligraphy 
verses from the Holy Qur’an). 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Holy Qur’an, Hadith. 


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Subject Headings 

Islam; Islam-History; Islam-Social life and customs; Islam and other religions; Islamic art: 
Mohammed, Prophet, d. 632; Qur'an 

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Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum 
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington 
Archives and Library 


Address: 

701 Third Street NW 

Washington, DC 20001-2624 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 789-0900 Fax Number: (202) 789-0486 

Contact Person: 

Jessica Kaplan, Curator/Archivist 

Access Policies 

Hours of Service: 
Museum: 

Monday—Thursday 

10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 

Hours of Service: 
Library: 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Appointments must be made ahead of time in order to use the collections. Most materials can 
be photocopied or photographed. The curator approves requests after checking copyright restrictions 
and condition of materials. There is a fee for all copying. 

Reference Policy: 

Specific questions are answered by telephone and by mail. The best efforts are made to 
respond to all research requests. Turn around time may be several weeks. 

Not a lending institution. 


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Networks/Consortia: 

DC Heritage Tourism Coalition, A AM, AASLH, CAJM, MAAM, Collections DC. 
Background JSLole: 

The Archives and Library was founded in 1960 and housed in the historic Adas Israel 
Synagogue. Dedicated in 1876, it is the oldest synagogue in the city, listed in both the District of 
Columbia and National Register of Historic Places. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library holds 30 volumes, primarily 20th century discussing recent American Jewish 
history and culture. There is a small collection of religious texts in English and Hebrew. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

American Jewish History-1960 to the present; Washington History- 1989 to the present; The 
Record-1964 to the present. 

Washington History focuses on Washington, D.C., history. The other two journals emphasize 
national and local Jewish history. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Archives holds 10 cubic feet of personal papers and correspondence; 18-20 cubic feet of 
professional documents and professional papers. Most materials are from 1925 to the present although 
some materials go back as far as 1852. There are six record group collections, including records of 
notable Washington Jewish families and individuals; records of area synagogues and community 
organizations; and records of the Jewish Community Council and the Jewish Historical Society of 
Greater Washington. A number of these collections contain oral histories. 

Basic lists are available for these collections and more detailed information is currently being 
created. An accession file is also maintained which includes more detailed information for materials 
received between 1994 and present. 

Video and sound recordings: 

15 videotapes with inclusive dates from 1970 to the present. These are primarily short 
documentaries produced in conjunction with past exhibits and a few documentaries produced by other 
societies. 

Vertical files: 

200 clipping files with inclusive dates from 1960 to the present. The emphasis of the collection 
is Washington Jewish history and some American Jewish history. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

1,000 photographs; 100 slides and other visual images, most with dates from 1925 to present, 
although some go back to the late 19th century. The emphasis is on the Washington area but some 
depict Israel as photographed for or by local individuals. 

A card catalog covers this collection. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

A small collection of late 19th to early 20th century ritual objects, including menorahs and a 
very small collection of textiles including tallit. 

Subject Headings 

Judaism-History; Judaism-Washington, D.C.; Synagogue records 

BihliQgraphy 

Bergheim, Laura. Look-It-Up Guide to Washington Libraries and Archives. Osprey, FL: Beachem 
Publishing, 1995. 


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Library of Congress 
African and Middle Eastern Division 
African Section 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Persons: 


E-mail Address: 


101 Independence Avenue SE 
Thomas Jefferson Building, Room U220 
Washington, DC 20540-4821 

(202) 707-5528 Fax Number: (202) 252-3180 

Dr. Angel Baptiste, Reference Librarian 
Ms. Marieta Harper, Area Specialist: West Africa, Africa 
General 

Ms. Laveme Page, Area Specialist: Central and Southern Africa 
Ms. Joanne Zellers, Area Specialist: Eastern Africa 

amed@loc.gov 


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Internet Catalog Address: http://lcweb.loc.gov or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and tn3270 connections are supported. 


Website URL: 


http: //lcweb. loc. gov/rr/amed 


Access Policie s 


Hoursof Service : 

Monday—Friday 
Weekends/Federal holidays 


8:30 a.m.~5:00 p.m. 
Closed 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Reader Registration card is required to use the reading room for the 
African and Middle East Division. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or 
older and present photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued 
without charge in Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. One must enter on the Second Street side of 
the building to locate this room. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. Photocopying depends on 
the condition, age, and size of items. The Library of Congress' Photoduplication Service can provide a 
wide range of reproductions of the Library's collections, such as single page photocopies, microfilms, 
or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish reproductions is subject to copyright and other 
restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
Further information on products and services can be obtained be contacting Photoduplication Services, 
Public Services Section, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707- 
5640. Fax:(202)707-1771. TTY: (202) 855-855-1234 

The Library of Congress is an interlibrary loan source of material not readily available through 
local, state, or regional libraries. Requests are accepted from recognized libraries that are listed in 
standard directories or are affiliated with networks and that make their own materials available on 
interlibrary loan. Certain rare, brittle, and other materials are not available for loan. 

Reference Polic y: 

The services of the African and Middle Eastern Division are offered to the Congress, 
government agencies, other libraries, and the public in general. Readers can receive in-person 
assistance in the African and Middle Eastern Reading Room as well as assistance by telephone, mail, 
FAX, and e-mail. In-person readers must obtain a Reader Registration Card to use the collections. 
Each professional staff member has reference and acquisition responsibilities for a particular linguistic 
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B orrowing Privilege s: 

Not a lending institution. 

N etworks/Consortia: 

OCLC, RLIN. Most cataloged holdings will be listed in OCLC. 

Background JNote: 

Unusually rich and extensive research materials on sub-Saharan Africa are available to the 
researcher at the Library of Congress. The African Section, one of three units of the African and 
Middle East Division, is the focal point of the Library's reference and bibliographic activities on sub- 
Saharan Africa, which excludes the North African countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and 
Tunisia. The Section was established in 1960 and initially supported by a grant from the Carnegie 
Corporation of New York. It plays a vital role in the Library's acquisitions program, provides 
reference services for an international community, prepares bibliographic guides, and maintains liaison 
with other institutions in the United States and abroad. 

Des cription o f Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library's collections of Africana, material from or relating to Africa, are among the best 
in the world. They encompass every major field of study except technical agriculture and clinical 
medicine, which are under the jurisdiction of the National Agricultural Library and the National 
Library of Medicine, respectively. Most of the materials are dispersed in the Library's general book 
and periodical collections. The dates of the collection range from the earliest known works in religion 
to the latest research. 

Based on a search done June 1997, of the Library’s current online catalog (books cataloged 
since 1968), books in the B class related to African religion and philosophy numbered 3,200. 

However, most of the works about the religious practices of individual sub-Saharan African ethnic 
groups and their religion are classified under DT, which includes African history, as well as under G 
classification, or anthropology and social customs. The latter area includes materials on funerals, 
holidays, festivals, and other religion-related aspects of a culture. Often the history or anthropology 
sections will include a wide variety of books on specific religious groups, country by country, as well 
as works by and about the many prophets and churches of these religions. One example of both the 
specificity of the collection and also of the small indigenous presses sought out by the African Section 
are materials written by the prophet of the Islamic revisionist movement, the Republican Brothers. 

After the execution of this organization's prophet, most copies of his work were destroyed by the 
government of Sudan. Just previous to his death, the African Section had obtained a rare set of the 
prophet's works. 

Publications on African art in the N classification are also numerous. Within this area one may 
find books on the religious use and significance of such items as masks, Ethiopian rock churches, 
altars, and religious carvings. 

Because the peoples of Africa are numerous and their customs, religious art, and religious 
history are varied, and because these books are dispersed within these many Library of Congress 
classifications, it is not possible to know the exact number of titles. Even so, the collection on the 


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many aspects of African religions is known to be large and of strong research value-one of the best in 
the country. If one is looking for the work of specific Christian denominational missionary work in 
Africa, seminaries or religiously-based universities may have better holdings. 

The collections of the African Section support a high level of research particularly for difficult 
to find materials published in Africa. Because of the work of bibliographic representatives and the 
Library's Overseas Operations Field Offices in Nairobi and Cairo, the African Section is able to obtain 
a large and varied portion of the religion material published in Africa itself. The collection is 
particularly strong in materials published in the over 20 countries of Eastern and Southern Africa. At 
times this may mean mainstream resources, but at others it may involve the collection of materials 
created by small religious groups or small African presses. 

Most materials may be found in the card and computer catalogs of the Library of Congress. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

For African studies in general (all subjects including religion), the African Section estimates 
that there are approximately 6,000 current subscriptions. A search of the Library's online serials 
catalog containing serials cataloged since the mid-1970s (done June 1997) identified 350 titles with 
broad religion-related subject headings (e.g. Religion; Islam-Affica; Christianity-Africa; etc.) and 
with a geographic area code for Africa. Many of the titles cited may no longer be currently received. 
At the same time, many political, philosophical, or sociological journals may well have articles on 
religious topics. As with books, serials earlier than 1970 are also prevalent, but not easily numbered. 
The serials collection mirrors the strengths of the book collection with many serials published in Africa 
itself. The journal collection is strong enough to support graduate level research in religion. 

The Library of Congress holds numerous bibliographies on religion in Africa and printed 
indexes to periodical literature, which would assist in locating older works such as Bibliographie de 
L'Afrique Sud-Saharienne, Sciences Humaines et Sociales, and its precursor which began in 1934, the 
Bibliographie Ethnographique de L'Afrique Sud-Saharienne. There is also the Index to South African 
Periodicals which began in 1941 and continues with supplements through 1976. A good current 
bibliography is the Quarterly Index to Periodical Literature, Eastern and Southern Africa. The 
collections contains a good proportion of the journals cited in these indexes. What makes this 
especially important is that these indexes cover not only mainstream scholarly publications, but also 
little known journals published by small presses. These indexes point to the wealth of information on 
religion in Africa. 

Serials can be searched in the card and computer catalogs. 

Vertical files: 

The African Section has approximately 200 manuscript boxes containing pamphlet file material 
which is organized by region and country. Each area has a section for humanities in which one may 
find information on religion for that region. The files were established in 1960 and contain current and 
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Subject Headings 

African religions; Art and mythology; Christianity-Africa; Gods in art; Islam-Africa; Religion in art- 
Africa; Ritual-Africa 

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Library of Congress 
African and Middle Eastern Division 
Hebraic Section 


Address: 

101 Independence Avenue SE 

Thomas Jefferson Building, Room U220 

Washington, DC 20540-4820 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 707-5422 Fax Number: (202) 252-3180 

Contact Persons: 

Dr. Michael Grunberger, Head, Hebraic Section 

Dr. Peggy K. Pearlstein, Area Specialist, Hebraic Section 

Ms. Sharon S. Horowitz, Reference Librarian, Hebraic Section 

E-mail Address: 

amed@loc.gov 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/ or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and tn3270 connections are supported 

Website URL: 

http: //lc web. loc. gov/rr/amed 

Access Policies 

Hours of Service: 
Monday-Friday 
Weekends/Federal holidays 

8:30 a.m.~5:00 p.m. 

Closed 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes, with restrictions 


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The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Reader Registration Card is required to use the reading room for the 
African and Middle Eastern Division. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age 
or older and present photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued 
without charge in Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the 
Jefferson Building to locate this room. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. Photocopying depends on 
condition, age and size of items. The Library of Congress' Photoduplication Service can provide a 
wide range of reproductions of the Library's collection, such as single page photocopies, microforms, 
or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish reproductions is subject to copyright and other 
restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Further 
information on products and services can be obtained by contacting Photoduplication Services, Public 
Services Section, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707-5640. 
Fax: (202) 707-1771. TTY: (202) 855-1234. 

The Library of Congress is an interlibrary loan source of material not readily available through 
local, state, or regional libraries. Requests are accepted from recognized libraries that are listed in 
standard directories or are affiliated with networks and that make their own materials available on 
interlibrary loan. Certain rare, brittle, and other materials are not available for loan. 

ReferenceJMicy: 

The services of the African and Middle Eastern Division are offered to the Congress, 
government agencies, other libraries, and the public. Readers can receive in-person assistance in the 
African & Middle Eastern Reading Room as well as assistance by telephone, mail, FAX, and e-mail. 
In-person readers must obtain a Reader Registration Card to use the collections. 

Borr owing Priv ile ges : 

Not a lending institution. There is limited borrowing for the public using interlibrary loan 
through the individual's public library. Restrictions exist taking depending on the condition, rarity, 
size, and frequency of use of an item. 

Networks/Gonsortia: 

RLIN. Hebraic items have been entered into RLIN since 1988. RLIN provides the only 
online vernacular access to items in Hebrew and Yiddish. One can use Eureka, an RLIN-based 
service, but it will only provide romanized records. The Hebraic Section will do OCLC or RLIN 
searches for readers on a very limited basis. 

Background Note: 

The Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress was established in 1914 as part of the Division 
of Semitica and Oriental Literature. A gift of 10,000 volumes collected by bibliographer Ephraim 
Deinard and donated to the Library by philanthropist Jacob H. Schiff in 1912 formed the nucleus of the 
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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

There are more than 150,000 volumes in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, and related languages. A 
substantial portion of these are religion or religion-related. Inclusive publication dates of this collection 
are 16th century to the present. 

The section's holdings are especially strong in the areas of the Bible, rabbinics, liturgy, and 
responsa (collections of decisions in Jewish law by individuals or multiple authors). An extensive 
collection of Passover Haggadot has been assembled as well. Books in the collection have been printed 
in Israel, Europe, the United States, and many other countries worldwide. Also available are some 
1,000 Memorial Books, (local histories of Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust), which 
document the history of the community and its religious life. Most of this collection is in the Hebraic 
Section, while those books in western languages can be found in the general collections. 

The card catalog is current to 1980. It is divided into author/subject and vernacular title 
sections. It includes national union catalogs of Hebraica and Yiddica. The LC database is incomplete 
for holdings of the Hebraic Section-some titles remain unclassified, and some classified material is not 
in the LC database. All Hebrew and Yiddish material cataloged since 1988 appears in the RLIN 
database. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The section receives a variety of Yiddish and Hebrew newspapers reflecting all shades of 
opinion, from the religious to the secular, from the far right to the extreme left. Older newspapers and 
periodicals are in microform. This international collection attempts to span the religious spectrum of 
Judaism. Examples of current newspapers include Ha-Arets, Yated Ne'eman, Algemeyner Zhumal, and 
the Forverts. 

A number of Hebrew and Yiddish periodicals and newspapers can be located only via the 
Section's card catalog. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Hebraic section has about 200 manuscripts in Hebrew; 17 in Samaritan; 5 in Ge'ez 
(Ethiopian church language). The section's most noteworthy treasure is The Washington Haggadah, a 
15th-century illuminated manuscript signed by Joel ben Simeon. Other singular manuscript items 
include a Hebrew translation of the Qur’an, an 18th-century Italian decorated Scroll of Esther, and an 
early Ethiopian Psalter in Ge'ez. Among the more than 2,000 rarities in the special collections of the 
section are cuneiform tablets, incunables, several kettubot (Jewish marriage documents), 
micrographies, miniature books, and amulets. Inclusive dates of this collection are from the 13th 
through the 20th centuries. One may find oral histories of Holocaust survivors and immigrants to 
Israel detailing religious persecution as well as microforms from the New York Times Oral History 
Program, which contains microfilmed oral histories from Israel. 

Most of these manuscripts and oral histories are listed in the Section's card catalog. 


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Microforms: 

This collection includes several thousand titles in various collections. They are international in 
scope and span the religious spectrum from left to right. A few representative titles are: The Collective 
Catalogue of Hebrew Manuscripts from the Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts and the 
Department of the Jewish National and University Library in Jerusalem, The Kaufmann Collection 
which includes Genizah fragments, the Hebrew Manuscript Catalogs from the Jewish Theological 
Seminary, and The Guenzburg Manuscript Collection in the Russian State Library, Moscow. 

Records for collections are online (but not item level cataloging), others are in the Section's 
catalog and/or contained in collection guides. 

Maps: 


Please see the Geography and Map Division entry. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Please see the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division entry. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and print 

Please see the Prints and Photographs Division entry. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Bibliography of the Hebrew Book ; Torah La-Am Library ; Soncino Talmud’, Bar Ilan Responsa 
Project’, Davka Judaica Classics Library; Dead Sea Scrolls Revealed’, Book of Legends. 

Subject Headings 

Anti-Semitism; Apocryphal books (Hebrew Bible); Bible; Fasts and feasts—Judaism; God (Judaism); 
Hasidism; Holocaust (Jewish theology); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Israel-Religion; Jewish law; 
Jewish philosophy; Judaism; Judaism-Customs and practices; Judaism-Sacred books; Rabbinical 
literature; Responsa (Jewish law); Ritual-Judaism; Talmud 

Biblio graph y 

Karp, Abraham J. From the Ends of the Earth: Judaic Treasures of the Library of Congress 
Washington, DC, 1991. 

Besso, Henry V. comp. Ladino Books in the Library of Congress, A Bibliography. Washington, DC, 
1963. 


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Library of Congress 
African and Middle East Division 
Near East Section 


Address: 

101 Independence Avenue SE 

Thomas Jefferson Building, Room 0220 

Washington, DC 20540-4820 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 707-7937 Fax Number: (202) 252-3180 

Contact Persons: 

Dr. Levon Avdoyan, Area Specialist: Armenian and Georgian 

Dr. Christopher Murphy, Area Specialist: Turkey, Turkish 

Central Asia and the Turkic World 

Mr. Ibrahim Pourhadi, Area Specialist: Iran, Central Asia, 

Afghanistan 

Dr. George Selim, Area Specialist: Arab and Islamic World 

Mr. Fawzi Tadros, Senior Reference Specialist: Arab and Islamic 

World 

E-mail Address: 

amed@loc.gov 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and tn3270 connections are supported 

Website URL: 

http: //lcweb. loc. gov/rr/amed 

Access Policies 

Rours_of_Service: 

Monday--Friday 
Weekends/Federal Holidays 

8:30 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

Closed 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Reader Registration Card is required to use the reading room for the 
African and Middle Eastern Division. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age 
or older and present photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued 


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without charge in Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the 
Jefferson Building to locate this room. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. The Library of Congress' 
Photoduplication Services can provide a wide range of reproductions of the Library’s collections, such 
as single page photocopies, microforms, or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish 
reproductions is subject to copyright and other restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Further information on products and services can be 
obtained by contacting Photoduplication Services, Public Services Section, Library of Congress, 
Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707-5640. Fax: (202) 707-1771. TTY: (202) 855- 
1234. 

The Library of Congress is an interlibrary loan source of material not readily available through 
local, state, or regional libraries. Requests are accepted from recognized libraries that are listed in 
standard directories or are affiliated with networks and that make their own material available on 
interlibrary loan. Certain rare, brittle, and other materials are not available for loan. 

Reference_Policy: 

The services of the Near East Section are offered to the Congress, government agencies, other 
libraries, and the public in general. Readers can receive in-person assistance in the African and Middle 
Eastern Reading Room as well as assistance by telephone, mail, fax, and electronic mail. In-person 
readers must obtain a Reader Registration Card to use the collection 

Borrowing Privile ges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Net works /Consortia: 

OCLC, RLIN. All cataloged materials found in the computerized catalog will be found on 
OCLC and RLIN. These catalogs cover a large part of the monograph and serial collections. 

BackgroundNote: 

The Near East Section is a part of the African and Middle Eastern Division. The Section was 
established in August 1945 as part of the former Orientalia Division and signaled the recognition of a 
need in the Library of Congress for accelerated development of the Near East Collections to meet the 
country's expanding interest in the Near and Middle Eastern countries. A decision was made to 
separate Near Eastern affairs from the Semitic Division and assign to the new section the responsibility 
of handling the custodial, reference, and bibliographic affairs of the Near East. The term "Near East" 
as it is now used does not, in reality, correspond to the geographic areas covered by the section's 
activities which include the whole Arab World, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the 
Caucasus. The Section is now assigned the responsibility of handling the Library's reference and 
bibliographic services for Islam; the Arab World, including North Africa, Turkey, Afghanistan, Malta; 
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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Arabic language and Islamic Collections: Collections of Islamic materials on all topics are in 
the custody of many divisions at LC, including a large portion of English and European language 
materials in the general collections. The largest portion of materials in the Near East and Southern 
Asian Sections include items in the vernacular languages of about 51 countries with Islamic 
populations. If all Library of Congress collections relating to Islam were to be combined they would 
reach nearly one million items in number. Compared with other national libraries (British, French, 
Russian), the Library of Congress’ is superior except in the areas of book manuscripts and archival 
non-American materials. Materials dealing with Islam as a religion number some 300,000. 

Because of Overseas Operations, the Cairo Office, purchases from Europe, and copyright 
deposits, the collection on Islam is international in scope and wide ranging in Islamic viewpoint. 
Publications since the establishment of the Division in 1945 are particularly strong. 

Researchers coming to the Near East Division are able to find the materials to do in-depth and 
extensive research in the area of Islam, both in classical and modem materials. They are abundant 
classical sources in theology and philosophy, with all leading theologians from the 9th to the 14th 
centuries well represented in many editions. The European Renaissance was strongly influenced by 
medieval Latin translations of early Arabic materials. A solid collection of these rare books are found 
here. The Library contains the most important reference tools and bibliographies in all languages for 
the study of Islam. These include such works as World Bibliography of Translations of The Meanings 
of The Holy Koran: Printed Translations, 1515-1980, the Encyclopedia of Islam, and others. 

Another strength of the collection is in the area of Islamic movements and sects with a 
particularly good collection on the Wahabi movement and its related offshoots, including Sanusiyah, 
Salafiyah, Moslem Brothers, and Khumaynism. These are important in themselves and in 
understanding the fundamentalist theology of today. Because of the comprehensiveness of the 
collections, one may also find the works by and about more divergent Islamic groups such as 
Ahmadiyah and Ausar Allah. The Sufism and Shi'ah Islamic collections are large and comprehensive. 

There was a re-introduction of Islam into Central Asia or the Former Soviet Union in the 8th 
century. This area of study is reflected in tum-of-the-century reprints and re-editions of Islamic 
materials held in the collection. There are some Islamic materials from Western China, but not much 
has been published since 1989. 

The Library has a vast collection in the area of the Qur'an. This collection includes 
manuscripts of the Qur'an, facsimiles, translations, tafsir or commentaries, and studies about the 
Qur'an in both books and articles in many languages. The Qur'an itself is available in the Arabic script 
in which it was first written, and 40 different translations. The collection also includes the Hadith or 
sayings of the Prophet Mohammed in Arabic and other languages. 

Persian Collections-The Persian and its cognate languages collection (Pushto, Dari, Tajik, 
Bluchi, and Kurdish) comprise a variety of materials in all fields of knowledge. The collection in the 
Persian or Farsi language consists of 25,000 cataloged volumes and is strong in literature, history, 
economics and religion and philosophy. About 5,000 of these 25,000 deal with Islam in Farsi 
language countries. Because this number does not incorporate the uncataloged and minimum level 
cataloged items, one may estimate that the Near East Section actually has four to five times this number 
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The Library began collecting books for the Persian collections in the 1940s after WWII when 
publishing in Iran began to flourish. A strong research collection was obtained. Purchases since 1979 
have been particularly strong, with the Near East Section obtaining about 70% of what is published in 
Iran in the area of religion and a considerable amount of publications from Afghanistan as well. A 
good portion of these post-1979 books relate to religion, philosophy and social justice in terms of 
Islamic philosophy. Of interest also is the complete set of Iranian Parliamentary Debates beginning in 
1907. These serve as a good example of the inter-relationship between religion and state as not only 
are a large number of representatives are religious leaders, but as a matter of course each bill must be 
accepted to have religious value by an outside religious leader before it can become law. 

There is much material in the general collection in English and European languages with a 
particular strength in Sufism and works by the Sufi poet, Rumi. 

Turkish Collections-The Turkish collection numbers some 40,000 books; 10,000 of these were 
published during the Ottoman Empire, while 30,000 are modem Turkish. Approximately 7,000 of 
these 40,000 deal with religion. The relationship between the religion of Islam and the government of 
Turkey, a secular state, is strongly represented in this collection. Much of this material concerns Islam 
in Turkey, while the majority deals with Sunni Islam. There are also books on sectarian movements, 
particularly the Alevi. 

Armenian Collection-There are approximately 13,000 books in the monographic collection. 
Because the Armenian alphabet was principally created for the evangelization of Armenia and Georgia 
all Armenian literature is therefore Christian literature. Within this collection there are monographic 
materials capable of supporting research on the Armenian church and religion supplemented by 
important religious monographs and series in the general collections. Examples of the latter include the 
Patrologia Orientalis and the Corpus Scriptorium Christianorum Orientalium. The collection also 
includes early works of the pagan religions of Armenia, Georgia, and Anatolia 

One will also find publications of the two Armenian Catholic Mekhitarist monasteries of Venice 
and Vienna representing an almost complete set of the output of the religious order since the 1700s. 
There are a number of early imprints from Constantinople and Echmiazin which include The Book of 
Redemption by Catholicos Simeon of Yerevan printed in 1779. 

Georgian Collection—Although Georgian is a language of the Caucasus, the Near East Section 
has custody over the cataloged collection. Much of the Georgian material consisting of approximately 
6,000 volumes is still uncataloged, though cataloging has recently accelerated and is proceeding. No 
satisfactory evaluation of the collection can be made at present; however one may safely state that the 
collection is rich in modem Georgian literature and history. As with the Armenian collection, all 
Georgian literature is Christian since its alphabet was created for the propagation of Christianity. 

Catalogs— East National Union List (in preparation): This is a main entry catalog of 
works in Arabic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, Modem Turkish, and Pushto, which have been reported to 
the National Union Catalog by libraries in the United States and Canada. This catalog will cover 
printed publications (both monographic and serial) which appeared in 1978 or earlier, and those few 
manuscripts for which reports have been received. This catalog is in romanized form throughout. 

While in preparation, only the staff members of the section may use this catalog. They will be happy 
to assist readers when its use is called for. 

There are title and subject catalogs for Arabic, Persian, Pushto, Turkish, Armenian (also author 
shelf-list files), and Central Asia. There are also smaller, but incomplete catalogs or hand lists for 
series, cataloged Arabic serials, monographs and manuscripts on microfilm, and the Mansuri 
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The computer catalog includes all general collection materials related to religion in the Near 

East. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Arabic Serials--Out of a collection of approximately 5,000 Arabic serials, 244 have the subject 
heading Islam. 

Armenian Serials--The Near East Section has a collection of the most important Armenia serials 
beginning with the late 19th century to the present, including many vital publications of the Armenian 
Church both in Armenia and from the Armenian Diaspora. 

Persian Serials-The Near East Section has 40 to 50 current journal subscriptions from Farsi 
language countries. Religion is not the focus of these journals yet since 1979 most journals contain 
long articles on religion The newspaper collection is rich with 325 titles from 1871-1996. Most 
contain articles relating to Islam and religion. The Near East Section also has dissident papers 
published since 1979 that are critical of Islam and the current regime. There are also some 80-90 
journals in Persian, most containing articles on Zoroastrianism. These journals begin in the 1920s and 
continue through current times. There are also a few journals dealing with Zoroastrianism in the 
general collections, some difficult to find in other institutions. 

Turkish Serials-The Near East Section has 19th- and 20th-century serials dealing with Islamic 
movements in Turkey, both past and present. 

Legal material related to the Near East and Africa is in the custody of the Eastern Law Division 
of the Law Library, which holds extensive collections of periodicals dealing with Islamic law. See the 
Library of Congress, Law Library entry. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, oral histories, and special collections: 

The Minassian Collection-During the 1930s, the Library acquired from Kirkor Minassian 
(18477-1944), a New York art dealer, over 300 item related to the development of writing and the 
book arts in the Middle East. The collection included book manuscripts, book bindings, calligraphy 
sheets, miniatures, and religious scrolls. There are more than two hundred calligraphy sheets (a few 
were added from other sources) that contain fragments of the Qur'an in Kufic script from the 9th and 
10th centuries. There is also a Persian genealogy of the Prophet Mohammed in scroll form containing 
31 different styles of script. 

The Mansuri Collection-In 1945, the Library purchased a collection of printed books and 
manuscripts form Shaykh Mahmud al-Iman al-Mansuri, professor of religion at the al-Azhar 
University, Cairo. Assembled by the Shaykh from sources in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, the 
collection deals with virtually every aspect of Qur'anic and Islamic studies and includes commentaries, 
biographies, dictionaries, and works on history, literature, and philosophy. Approximately 1,300 of 
the 5,000 volumes that comprise the collection are book manuscripts. 

The Arabic manuscript collection is rich in works dealing with the Islamic religion. Of 
particular interest are fragments from the Qur'an in Kufic script from the fifth century A.H./llth 
century A.D. 

Persian manuscripts and rare books relating to religion number about 20. Some of theses are 
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gilded. Most of these materials were written by Persian scholars in India in the 16th century forward. 
The famous Islamic poets Sa'adi and Hafiz are represented. 

There are seven Armenian manuscripts, mostly of a religious nature. These include liturgies 
and gospels, the earliest from the 13th century. Many are profusely illustrated. 

Turkish manuscripts: a collection of approximately 100 deals mostly with religious subjects. 
There are some interesting titles such as Tezkiretu'l-Evliya copied by Muhammed Haravi in 1526. This 
is one of three known copies of the anonymous translation of ‘Attar's work made for Aydinoglu 
Mehmed beg in 1334. There is also Muhammediyye by Yazuoglu Mehmed in 1558 and Acaibu'l- 
Mahlukat, an illuminated copy of the Turkish translation made for Suleyman the Magnificent’s son 
Mustafa. The latter is undated but was probably created in the late 16th century. 

Microforms: 

Manuscripts in the Libraries of the Greek and Armenian Patriarchates in Jerusalem- This 
collection of codices and scrolls was microfilmed in Jerusalem by the Library of Congress 1949-1950. 
There are 1,027 microfilm reels housed in the Microform Reading Room. A Checklist is available. 

Catholic Microfilm Center Collection- This collection, all on microfilm, was donated from the 
now defunct Catholic Microfilm Center in California. It consists of copies of manuscripts in Arabic 
and Syriac dealing mostly with religion found in the libraries of Syrian and Lebanese monasteries and 
learned institutions. There is a rudimentary catalog of the manuscripts which can be consulted in the 
section. The Center has authorized the Library to reproduce copies of any of the manuscripts without 
any special reservation. 

Manuscripts in the St. Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai— In 1950, the Library of Congress 
undertook a huge expedition to microfilm in situ the manuscripts of St. Catherine's Monastery on 
Mount Sinai. As a result, a collection made up of 1,700 reels of film and 1,228 photographs was 
produced containing 1,687 titles of manuscripts of which 306 were in Arabic, 1,087 in Greek, and the 
rest in nine other languages. These microfilms are in the custody of the Microform Reading Room. 

The Near East Section holds a Checklist to this collection and a guide entitled The Arabic Manuscripts 
of Mount Sinai. 

Maps: 


All maps, except some atlases for reference, are in the custody of the Geography and Map 
Division, which holds a substantial number of maps from the Near East and Africa including those 
relating to religion in those areas. See also the Geography and Map Division description. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

The Prints and Photographs Division holds the Matson Collection, consisting of approximately 
25.000 slides taken during the 1920s and 1930s of Palestine in general and Jerusalem in particular. 
There is also a small collection of photographs of the Arab World and Saudi Arabia, in the Hairier 
Collection. Some of these may contain some religion. See also the Prints and Photographs Division 
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Subject Headings 


Ahmadiyya; Armenian Church; Bektashi; Hadith; Holy Land; Islam-Central Asia; Islam-Iran; Islam- 
North Africa; Islam-Turkey; Islam and literamre; Islam and politics; Islam and secularism; Islam and 
state; Islam and the social sciences; Islamic architecture; Islamic art; Islamic banking; Islamic 
calligraphy; Islamic civilization; Islamic economics; Islamic ethics in literature; Islamic 
fundamentalism; Islamic law; Islamic philosophy; Islamic religious education; Islamic renewal; Islamic 
sects; Islamic theology; Kharijites; Khumaynism; Mohammed, Prophet, d. 632; Moslem Brothers; 
Moslem scholars; Moslem scientists; Moslems; Pillars of Islam; Qur’an; Salafiyah; Sanusiyah; Shi'ah; 
Shiite literature; Sufism; Women in Islam; Zoroastrianism 


Bibliography 


Pourhadi, Ibrahim. Iran and the United States, 1979-1981: Three Years of Confrontation: A Selected 
List of References. Washington, DC; Near East Section, African and Middle Eastern Division, Library 
of Congress, 1982. 

Pourhadi, Ibrahim. Persian and Afghan Newspapers in the Library of Congress, 1871-1978. 
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1979. 

Selim, George Dimitri. American Doctoral Dissertations on the Arab World, 1883-1974. Washington, 
DC: Library of Congress: GPO, 1976 (and Supplements for 1975-1981 and 1981-1987). 

Tadros, Fawzi Mikhail, The Holy Koran in the Library of Congress: A Bibliography. Washington, 

DC: Library of Congress, 1993. 


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American Folklife Center/Archive of Folk Culture 


Address: 


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Access Policies 


Hours of S ervice : 


Monday-Friday 


8:30 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 


Weekends/Federal Holidays Closed 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 

No 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Registration Card is required to use the American Folklife Center and 
the Archive of Folk Culture. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older 
and present photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without 
charge in Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the Jefferson 
Building to locate this room. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. Photocopying depends on 
condition, age, and size of items. The Library of Congress' Photoduplication Service can provide a 
wide range of reproductions of the Library's collection, such as single-page photocopies, microforms, 
or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish reproductions is subject to copyright and other 
restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
Further information on products and services can be obtained by contacting Photoduplication Services, 
Public Services Section, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707- 
5640. Fax:(202)707-1771. TTY: (202) 855-8551234. 

Much of the American Folklife Center/Archive of Folk Culture collection is not available on 
the Library of Congress catalog. The finding aids act as a guide to these items and collections. Please 
speak with the reference librarians. 

Reference Policy: 

Written or e-mail enquiries from qualified researchers wishing to utilize the Folk Archive’s 
resources should be directed to the addresses given above. Due to limited staff, the Center is not able 
to undertake extensive reference service. 



Not a lending institution. 


N etworks/C onsortia: 


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B ackgroundJNfrte: 

The American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress was created by the U.S. Congress in 
1976 and charged to "preserve and present American folklife." The Center incorporates the Library's 
Archive of Folk Culture, which was founded in 1928 as a repository for American folk music. The 
Archive is America's national archive of traditional life, and one of the oldest and largest of such 
repositories in the world. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

About 50 of the ca. 3,000 titles in the Folklife Reading Room reference collection deal with 
American folk hymnody (e.g. the hymnals Christian Harmony and Sacred Harp) and shape-note singing. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are a few serial titles in the collection dealing with shape-note singing. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project Collection (1982) contains a 
large amount of archival material (mostly but not exclusively manuscripts) related to religious education 
in American schools representing 22 ethnic groups, including materials related to Islamic, Jewish, 
Buddhist, and Christian religious education. The Kenneth M. Bilby Jamaican Maroon Collection 
contains a copy of Bilby’s master’s thesis, “Partisan Spirits: Ritual Interaction and Maroon Identity in 
Eastern Jamaica” (Wesleyan University, 1979). There are a few other unpublished master’s theses on 
religion-related topics in the collection. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Materials about religion may be found throughout the Archive of Folk Culture’s massive 
recorded sound and visual collections. Highlights of the collection (with accession numbers where 
applicable) include: 

♦Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project (AFS 21363-21829), a collection of over 460 recordings made in 
1978. The collection includes recordings of religious services and music in Virginia and North 
Carolina; recorded stories about ghosts, witches, and the supernatural; and a set of two LPS 
based on recordings in the collection, Children of the Heav ’nly King: Religious Expression in the 
Central Blue Ridge. 

♦California Folk Music Project (AFS 3809-3880), a collection including recordings of religious 
ceremonies made from 1938 to 1940. 

♦Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection (AFC 1960/001), a large multi-format collection that includes 
recordings of music for Islamic rites and animistic rituals made in 1959 and from 1960 to 1962. 
♦Diana Cohen Hopi Religion Collection (AFC 1978/003), a 90-minute sound recording made in 1974 of 
Hopi religious music and ceremonies. 


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*Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project Collection (AFC 1993/001), a large multi¬ 
format collection related to religious and cultural education in American ethnic schools. 

*Fahnestock South Sea Collection (AFC 1986/033), includes field recordings of ritual music and dance 
from the South Pacific and Samoan hymns introduced by Christian missionaries, 1940-1941. 

♦Kenneth M. Bilby Jamaican Maroon Collection (AFC 1983/008), includes field recordings of ritual 
music and dance, 1977-1978. 

♦South-Central Georgia Folklife Project Collection (AFS 20874-21249), includes recordings of religious 
music made in 1977. 

♦Religious songs from a collection of 116 discs (AFS 6777-6892) of Afro-Bahian music recorded in 
1941-1942. These have been excerpted onto a single audio-cassette, AFS LI3. 

*49 discs of African-American, Amish, Presbyterian, Mennonite, Mormon, Trappist, and other religious 
music recorded in Iowa, 1943-1944 (AFS 6994-7013, 7068-7082; 7738-7753). 

♦Religious services from a collection of 22 tapes recorded in Iowa, Mississippi, and Louisiana from 
1957-1966 (AFS 12587-12588, 12590-12591, 12596). 

*80 discs of religious music and sermons recorded in Kentucky, 1938 (AFS 1950B, 1954-2032). 

♦One tape of a Baptist church service, 1951 (AFS 10491). 

♦Two tapes of a 1958 Kentucky church service with songs and instrumental music (AFS 11710-11711). 

♦Two discs containing an interview with Harold Wood, a Seventh-day Adventist missionary doctor in 
Alaska, 1941 (AFS 6330, 6340). 

♦Nine tapes of Baptist lining-out hymns, 1968 (AFS 13,672-13,680). 

♦One tape of gospel songs recorded at the Library of Congress in 1973 (AFS 15608). 

♦Seven tapes of Primitive Baptist singing, 1961-1971 (AFS 17495-17501). 

*13 tapes of church services, creek baptisms, tent revivals, and other religious functions, 1975-1976 
(AFS 19133-19145). 

♦One tape of a 1979 lecture on “Appalachian Religion in the 19th Century” by Loyal Jones of the 
Appalachian Center in Berea, Kentucky (AFS 20288). 

♦One tape of religious radio programs, 1981 (AFS 23165). 

♦Five tapes of the audio portion of video recordings documenting Appalachian religious practices such 
as faith healing and foot washing (AFS 23177-23181). 

♦Eight tapes of interviews about Jewish festivals and religious customs, with songs in Ladino and 
English, 1981 (AFS 23260-23267). 

♦Six discs recorded in South Carolina of religious music, sermons, prayers, and a Methodist church 
service, 1936-1940 (AFS 830, 832-834, 868, 877). 

♦Hymns, sermons, prayers, and spirituals from several collections of about 130 recordings made in South 
Carolina, 1937-1940, and some later recordings (AFS 1025A2,Bl-2, 1026-1039B2, 1040-1054, 
1299-1304, 271 IB, 2119-2727, 3147-3152A, 3789-3795, 4076-4080, 15679, 15685-15686, 
15713-15725, 22513-22516, 22518-22557). 

♦Four tapes of Gullah dialect religious songs and services, 1955-1958 (AFS 10899, 11303, 11475, 

12296). 

♦Three tapes of black religious music and preaching, recorded in South Carolina in 1977 (AFS 19158- 
19160). 

♦Various recordings of spirituals, 1963-1964 and 1970-1972 (AFS 19346-19350, 19980-19981A3, 
19983A2-19987A2, 19993A2, 20012A2-20014, 20020A3-20021, 20029-20030). 

♦One cassette tape of spirituals, performed in 1942 (AFS 22485). 


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♦Recordings of hymns and other religious songs, 1929-1932 and 1970 (AFS 13577-13671, 14303- 
14314). 

♦Six tapes (AFS 15661-15666) containing recorded religious services and songs from Pentecostal 
churches, 1973. 

♦Six tapes (AFS 19013-19037) of Pentecostal religious services, songs, and interviews, 1977, including 
snake-handling services. 

*41 tapes (AFS 20267-20307) of church services and tent revivals, including baptisms and fire- and 
snake-handling, recorded from 1973 to 1979. 

♦A collection of 19 tapes (AFS 23158-23176) that includes recordings made in 1980 and 1981 of prayer 
meetings, tent revivals, snake handlings, and church services. 

♦Six tapes (AFS 23177-23182) of church services and religious practices made in 1976. 

♦Five video cassettes (AFC 1970/001), recorded from 1978 to 1982, of baptisms, church services, fire¬ 
handling, poison-handling, snake-handling, foot-washing, faith-healing, speaking in tongues, 
revivals, and other religious practices. 

*15 discs (AFS 7039-7053) of African American prayers and songs, 1943. 

♦One tape (AFS 14576) of Mennonite singing from Mexico, 1960. 

♦Recordings of church services from several U.S. states, in a collection of 286 discs (AFS 1-286) made 
from 1933 to 1935. 

♦Recordings of prayers and songs from a collection of 41 discs (AFS 1299-1339) made in three southern 
states in 1937. 

♦Recordings of prayers and sermons from a collection of 140 discs (AFS 2589-2728) made in four 
southern states in 1939. 

♦Recordings of sermons and a “Dialogue on Witchcraft” from a collection of 419 discs (AFS 2735-3153) 
made in several southern states in 1939. 

♦Recordings of African American church services from a collection of 71 discs (AFS 6604-6673) made 
in Mississippi and Tennessee in 1942. 

*88 discs of Mormon songs and stories recorded in Utah in 1948. 

♦Recordings from and/or about Puerto Rico, including four discs (AFS 8946-8949) of religious 

ceremonies recorded in Puerto Rico in 1948; six tapes (LFP/MM/R004-R009) made in 1987 of a 
Puerto Rican church service and interviews with Puerto Rican subjects discussing Catholicism, 
spiritualism, and other religious topics. 

♦One disc of Russian Orthodox Church songs, 1941 (AFS 16578; tape copy LWO 7551 reel 50B). 

♦Three tapes of Anglo-American and African American Baptist religious services, 1968-1975 (AFS 
19154-19156). 

♦One tape of a Mennonite funeral service with hymns and scripture readings in English, German, and 
High German, 1950 (AFS 19289). 

Inventories and finding aids are available for many of the collections described above; consult 

the reference staff in the American Folklife Center for more information. Some of the finding aids are 

available online via the Library of Congress gopher, LC MARVEL (marvel.loc.gov/11/research/ 

readmg.rooms/folklife/guides). 


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Vertical files: 

The Folklife Reading Room vertical file has folders with clippings and other miscellaneous 
materials under the following headings: 

African-American Music: “Negro Spirituals”; American Indian: Ghost Dance; Christmas 
Carols; Christian Harmony (folk hymnal); Church of the Brethren; Church services; Folk hymn; 
Folk masses; Folk religion; Gospel; Gospel music; Gregorian chant; Hanukkah; Hymnody; 
Hymns; Hutterite; Islamic; Jewish; Kwanzaa; Mennonite; Menorah; Myth; Nestorian; “Program 
on the History of Hymnology in America”; Quaker; Religion; Religious folksong and lore; 
Resurrection; Ritual and sacred narratives; Ritual songs; Rites of passage; Sacred Harp 
(hymnal); Saints; Salvation Army bands; Santeria; Sephardic Jews; Sephardic songs; Sermons; 
Scopes trial; Shakers; Voodoo. 

There are also entries in the vertical file under the names of well-known folk hymns and gospel 
songs, e.g. “Ezekiel Saw the Wheel,” “Hail Glorious Apostle.” 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

The Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project Collection (1982) contains a 
number of slides and photographs related to Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, and Islamic religious education 
in American ethnic schools. There is a register for this collection available in print and on the Internet 
(gopher://marvel.loc.gOv/l 1/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/ethnicschools). 

There are numerous other examples of relevant material in the Archive’s other 
graphical/photographic collections, which number several thousand items. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

The Chicago Ethnic Arts Project Collection (AFC 1981/004), a multi-format collection of 
materials (manuscripts, sound recordings, publications, photographs, ephemera), contains information 
about ethnic religious celebrations gathered during a 1977 field survey. 

There is a finding aid for this collection available in print and on the Internet 
(gopher ://marvel. loc. gov/OO/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/chicago). 

Subject Headings 

African Americans—Religion; Amish; Baptists; Buddhism; Catholic Church; Church music—Brazil; 
Church music—Jamaica; Church music-United States; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 
Church services; Fire handling; Folk religion; Folklore; Hopi Indians—Religion; Hymns and hymnals; 
Islam; Judaism; Kwanzaa; Mennonites; Poison handling; Prayer; Religious education; Revivals; Ritual; 
Russian Orthodox Church; Sermons; Seventh-day Adventists; Snake handling; Spiritual healing; 
Spirituals; Witchcraft 


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Bibliography 

Bruggeman, Seth C,. comp. Boatbuilding Documentation in the Archive of Folk Culture [Online]. 
LCFAFANo. 16 (finding aid). Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/ 
reading.rooms/folklife/guides/boatbuilding. August 1995. 

Davis, Jennifer L., comp. World War II Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture [Online]. LCFAFA 
No. 15 (finding aid). Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/ 
folklife/guides/wwii. August 1995. 

Derrickson, William. Maxwell and Mary E. Lister, comp. Alaska Collections in the Archive of Folk 
Culture [Online]. LCFAFANo. 14 (findingaid). Available Gopher. URL gopher:// 
marvel.loc.gov/OO/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/alaska. May 1995. 

Dreger, Megan M., comp. Oregon Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture [Online]. LCFAFANo. 
18 (finding aid). Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/folklife/ 
guides/oregon. March 1996. 

Eastman, Heather L., comp. Iowa Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture [Online]. LCFAFA No. 17 
(finding aid). Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/folklife/ 
guides/iowa. December 1995 

Eisenhood, Elizabeth D., Joseph C. Hickerson, and Therese Langer, comp. Brazil Recordings in the 
Archive of Folk Culture [Online]. LCFAFA No. 8 (finding aid). Available Gopher. URL 
gopher://marvel.loc.gov/OO/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/brazil. September 1990. 

Gersten, Ross S., comp. Minnesota Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture [Online]. LCFAFA 
No. 19 (finding aid). Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/ 
folklife/guides/minn. May 1996. 

Hall, Stephanie A., comp. South Carolina Field Recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture [Online]. 
LCFAFA No. 4 (finding aid). Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/ 
research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/s.carolina. August 1986. 

Howard, Rachel I., Gregory K. Jenkins., Scott R. Prouty, and Kathy J. Shambaugh, comp. West Virginia 
Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture [Online]. LCFAFA No. 20 (finding aid). Available Gopher. 
URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/OO/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/wvirginia. June 1997. 

Jenkins, Gregory, Joseph C. Hickerson, and Ann C. Taft, comp. Kentucky Recordings in the Archive of 
Folk Culture [Online]. LCFAFA No. 10 (finding aid). Available Gopher. URL gopher:// 
marvel.loc.gov/OO/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/kentucky. January 1992. 

Library of Congress. American Folklife Center. The Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection 
[Online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/folklife/ 
guides/blueridge. June 1995. 


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Library of Congress. American Folklife Center. The Chicago Ethnic Arts Project Collection [Online]. 
Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/OO/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/chicago. 
January 1995. 

Library of Congress. American Folklife Center. The Diana Cohen Hopi Religion Collection [Online]. 
Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/OO/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/cohen. 
September 1994. 

Library of Congress. American Folklife Center. Ethnic Heritage and Language School in America 
Project Collection [Online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/ 
reading.rooms/folklife/guides/ethnicschools. September 1994. 

Library of Congress. American Folklife Center. The Fahnestock South Sea Collection [Online]. 
Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/ 
fahnestock. November 1994. 

Library of Congress. American Folklife Center. The Kenneth M. Bilby Jamaican Maroon Collection 
[Online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/ 
bilby .Jamaica. May 1995. 

Library of Congress. American Folklife Center. The Paul Bowles Moroccan Music Collection [Online]. 
Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/folklife/guides/paul.bowles. 
August 1994. 


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Library of Congress 
Asian Division 


Address: 101 Independence Avenue SE 

Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ150 
Washington, DC 20540-4821 


Telephone Numbers: 

Division office: 
Chinese Section: 
Japanese Section: 
Korean Section: 


(202) 707-5420 
(202) 707-5423 
(202) 707-5430 
(202) 707-5424 


Southern Asia Section: (202) 707-5600 


Fax Number: (202) 707-1724 


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Internet Catalog Address: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and tn3270 connections are supported 


Website URL: 


http: / / www. loc .gov/rr/asian 


Access Policies 


Hoursjof Service: 
Monday-Friday 
Weekends/Federal Holidays 


8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 
Closed 


Open to public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Reader Registration Card is required to use the reading room for the 
Asian Division. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older and present 
photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without charge in 
Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the Jefferson Building to 
locate this room. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. The Library of Congress' 
Photoduplication Services can provide a wide range of reproductions of the Library's collections, such 
as single page photocopies, microforms, or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish 
reproductions is subject to copyright and other restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Further information on products and services can be 
obtained by contacting Photoduplication Services, Public Services Section, Library of Congress, 
Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707-5640. Fax: (202) 707-1771. TTY: (202) 855- 
1234. 

The Library of Congress is an interlibrary loan source of material not readily available through 
local, state, or regional libraries. Requests are accepted from recognized libraries that are listed in 
standard directories or are affiliated with networks and that make their own material available on 
interlibrary loan. Certain rare, brittle, and other materials are not available for loan. 

Reference Policy: 

Reference assistance for researchers using materials in Asian vernacular is provided by the area 
sections of the Asian Division. Written enquiries from qualified researchers wishing to utilize the 
Asian Division's resources should be directed to the address above. Due to limited staff, the Division 
is not able to undertake extensive telephone reference; researchers with questions about reading room 
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Netwojdks/Consoitia: 

OCLC, RLIN. The majority of the division's non-book materials are either listed only in 
catalogs on site, or are uncataloged. OCLC and RLIN searching is not available to the public in this 
reading room. 

RackgronndJSLote: 

The first Asian language volumes were first added to the Library's collections in 1869. The 
collection now consists of approximately 1.6 million volumes in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, 
Vietnamese, Hindi, and other languages from south, southeast, and east Asia. It is the largest 
collection of materials in Asian vernacular languages outside of Asia. Each area section maintains a 
reference collection of materials both in the vernacular and in Western languages. The materials 
described below are a sample of the religion-related materials in the Asian language collections. An 
estimate of the total amount of religion-related material in the collection is not possible. Consultation 
with reference specialists in the appropriate section of the Asian Division is necessary to locate specific 
materials. 


Des cri ption of Colle ctions 


Books and monographs: 

It is not possible to provide exact figures for materials on religion in Asian languages at the 
Library of Congress. The Library's holdings of this type of material are extensive, with particular 
emphases on Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Hinduism, including sacred texts in the 
vernacular, commentaries on these texts, and secondary sources. Highlights of the religion-related 
materials of the Asian Division's monograph collections are listed below: 

Chinese Section~As of October 1993, there were approximately 11,340 titles on religion and 
philosophy (LC classification B-BX) in the Chinese language collections listed in the computer catalog, 
with additional materials listed in card catalogs in the Asian Division and the Main Reading Room. 
Information about Chinese religion is also available in the Chinese Section's extensive holdings of 
ts'ung-shu (collectanea) and fang-chih (local histories). The Chinese Section's collection of rare books 
and manuscripts includes Buddhist sutras from the Sung and Yuan periods (960-1368 A.D.). The 
Manchu and Mongolian Collections also contain works on Buddhism, philosophy, and the Confucian 
classics. These are mostly undated but some bear imprint dates from the 17th and 18th centuries. The 
William Gamble Collection contains Chinese translations of 19th-century Christian tracts and 
scriptures. 

Japanese Section-The Japanese collections contain approximately 5,800 titles on Buddhism, as 
well as materials on other religions scattered throughout the collection. Among the Japanese section’s 
rare book materials is the Hyakumanto dharani, a collection of Buddhist scrolls from the eighth century 
A.D., which is one of the oldest extant examples of printing in the world. The Kan'ichi Asakawa 
Collection includes materials on Japanese Buddhist sects. 

Southern Asia Section--The Tibetan collection contains comprehensive holdings of Buddhist 
canonical literature (Kanjur and Tanjur) and commentaries dating from the eighth century A.D. to the 
present, including a large selection of printed xylographs. Among these materials are translations from 
the original Sanskrit of Buddhist texts which might otherwise have been lost. The contemporary 
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acquired in 1990. A collection of Malay early printed works in jam script (Arabic script adapted to the 
Malay phonetic system) contains books and tracts from 19th-century Christian missionary presses, and 
includes books of the Bible and other devotional materials. The William Woodville Rockhill Collection 
consists of 57 volumes of Buddhist writings, including the Tibetan Tripitaka and various sutras. 

Most materials acquired from 1958 to the present are listed in LOCIS, the Library of Congress 
computer catalog. Asian language materials acquired from 1958 to the end of 1980 can be found in the 
main card catalog (in the Main Reading Room, LJ100 in the Jefferson Building). The Far Eastern 
Languages Catalog for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean materials lists works acquired from 1958 to 
1984. The Chinese and Korean Sections have separate catalogs of pre-1958 materials; the Japanese 
Section’s pre-1958 listings, as well materials in South Asian languages, should be available in either the 
card or the computer catalogs. Many of the special collections described above have inventories or 
shelflists; consultation with reference staff in the appropriate section is necessary to find specific 
materials. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

An estimate of the amount of religion-related material in the Asian vernacular periodical 
collection, which is the largest of its kind outside of Asia, is not possible. Assistance of reference staff 
in the appropriate section is necessary to find relevant materials. 

See above under “Books and Monographs” for information on catalogs. Information on serial 
holdings in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages is maintained by the appropriate section. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Chinese Section-The Tun-huang manuscripts collection consists of Chinese Buddhist 
manuscripts from the T'ang period (618-906 A.D.). The Chinese Section also has an 11th-century 
Buddhist scroll of the Saddharma Pundarika Sutra. The Moso Collection of some 3,000 volumes 
includes pictographic manuscripts on religious practices and shamanism from a tribe in Yunnan 
province. 

Southern Asia Section-The Albrecht Weber collection, acquired in 1904, contains 40 volumes 
of manuscript transcriptions of Sanskrit texts, the originals of which are no longer extant. 

Microforms: 

Japanese Section-A large collection of Japanese government documents and censored 
publications on microfilm includes about 10 titles on Buddhism; about 50 titles on Japanese 
Christianity, Catholicism, missions, sermons, and the Bible; about 30 titles on Shinto and emperor 
worship; about 10 titles on Japanese religion in general; and one work in praise of the emperor from 
Japanese Zionists. 

Southern Asia Section-The "Crosby Fragments" of Buddhist Sanskrit texts, originally believed 
destroyed ca. 1000 A.D., are available for study in microform. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

The William Gamble Collection contains about 30 19th-century photographs of missionaries 
and other subjects. 


Subject Headings 


Buddhism; Buddhism-Sacred books; Confucianism; Hinduism; Islam; Missions and missionaries-Asia; 
Shamanism; Shinto; Sutras; Tanjur—Cone edition; Tantrism; Taoism; Tibetan Buddhism; Tibetan 
Buddhist art and iconography; Tibetan literature; Tun-huang manuscripts 

Bibliograph y 

Chinese Studies [online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/research/ 
collections, catalog s/collections/about/area, stud/china. October 1993. 

Crouch, Archie R., et al. Christianity in China: A Scholars Guide to Resources in the Libraries and 
Archives of the United States. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1989. pp. 72-73. 

Japanese Studies [online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/research/ 
collections.catalogs/collections/about/area.stud/japan. October 1993. 

Korean Studies [online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/research/ 
collections.catalogs/collections/about/area.stud/korea. October 1993. 

Lee, Thomas H., comp. A Guide to East Asian Collections in North America. New York: Greenwood 
Press, 1992. 

Library of Congress. Chinese Collections in the Library of Congress: Excerpts from the annual 
report(s) of the Librarian of Congress, 1898-1971. Comp, by Ping-kuen Yu. Washington, DC: Center 
for Chinese Research Materials, Association of Research Libraries, 1974. 

Library of Congress. Far Eastern Languages Catalog. 22 v. Detroit, MI: G.K. Hall, 1972. 

Library of Congress. Japanese Government Documents and Censored Publications: A Checklist of the 
Microfilm Collections. Comp, by Yoshiko Yoshimura. Washington, DC: The Library, 1992. 

Library of Congress. Special Collections in the Library of Congress: A Selective Guide. Comp. 
Annette Melville. Washington DC: The Library, 1980. 

Rony, A. Konar. “Malay Manuscripts and Early Printed Books at the Library of Congress.” 

Indonesia (1991): pp. 123-134. 

Southern Asia Studies [online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/research/ 
collections.catalogs/collections/about/area.stud/southem.asia.studies. October 1993. 


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Tibetan Studies [online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/research/ 
collections. catalogs/collections/about/area. stud/tibet. October 1993. 



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Library of Congress 

Geography and Map Division 

Address: 

101 Independence Avenue SE 

James Madison Building, Room B01 

Washington, DC 20540-4650 

Telephone Number: 

(202)707-6277 Fax Number: (202)707-8531 

Contact Person: 

Kathryn Engstrom, Reference Team Leader 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog/ or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and TN3270 connections are supported. 

Website URL: 

http: //lcweb. loc. gov/rr/geogmap/ 

Access Policies 


HoursoLSexvice 


Monday—Friday 
Weekends/Federal Holidays 

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Closed 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes, with restrictions 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Reader Registration card is required to use the Geography and Map 
Reading Room. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older and present 
photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without charge in 
Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. One must enter on the Second Street side of the building to 
locate this room. 


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Photocopying depends on the condition, age and size of the item. Photocopying may be done 
by researchers with coin or debit card. The Library of Congress’ Photoduplication Services can 
provide a wide range of reproductions of the Library’s collections, such as single-page photocopies, 
microforms, or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish reproductions is subject to copyright 
and other restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through 
Friday. Further information on products and services can be obtained by contacting Photoduplication 
Services, Public Services Section, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: 
(202) 707-1771. TTY: (202) 855-1234. 

Interlibrary loan is limited. No item or atlas over 30 years old will be loaned. Condition and 
size may also cause other restrictions. 

ReferenceJPolicy: 

The Geography and Map Division will respond to reference inquiries in person in room B01 of 
the Madison Building. Patrons may also telephone, fax, or write for assistance. The collections are for 
reference use only and are not available for sale or free distribution. To access the collections of the 
Geography and Map Division, patrons should speak to a reference librarian after registering with the 
security person at the entrance to the Reading Room. There is no single comprehensive catalog of the 
Division's holdings, but online, card and book catalogs, bibliographies and checklists provide access to 
portions of the collection. The knowledgeable reference staff will assist patrons by directing their 
search to the most appropriate databases, catalogs, and finding aids. 

Address all inquiries to: Library of Congress, 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20540-4650 

Borrowing Privilege s: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC, RLIN. Items acquired since 1968 are available on OCLC and RLIN. These are only a 
small portion of the entire collection, or approximately 170,000 of the total of 4,600,000. 

Background JHote: 

Maps and atlases were among the first items acquired when the Library of Congress was 
established in 1800. It was, however, not until 1897 when the Library of Congress moved into its own 
building, that a separate Hall of Maps and Charts was created to house the growing collection of maps 
and atlases. Currently the Geography and Map Division is housed in a 90,000 square foot space in the 
basement of the James Madison Memorial Building. Access to the vast collections of the largest and 
most comprehensive cartographic collection in the world is provided through the Geography and Map 
Reading Room located in B01. 


Descripti on of Colle ctions 


Books and monographs: 

The Geography and Map Division has 60,000 atlases and 6,000 reference books, an 
indeterminate number of which are related to religion. Those in this area of study are, for the most 


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part, made up of thematic atlases depicting such topics as the geographic distribution of world 
religions, religious groups, religious institutions, Christian missions, or the history of world religions. 
Other atlases depict early maps of the holy lands. 

The Library of Congress' computer catalog books file covers all monographs in the Geography 
and Map Division. As of June 1996, all atlases are cataloged in the map file of the computer catalog. 
At an undetermined point in the future, all atlases will be placed in this map file and the file will then 
will be treated as a cartographic materials file. 

Maps: 


The Geography and Map Division has more than 4,600,000 maps dating from the 14th century 
to present, an indeterminate number of which are related to religion. 

Easily identifiable as religion-related are the 18 drawers of maps of the Bible lands and the 12 
drawers maps of the Books of the Bible dating through the 20th century. Many of these maps were 
produced by missionaries for their work or for pedagogical purposes in regular or Sunday school 
classes. These maps can be used to study the trends in Christian scholarship. 

Also of interest is the subdivision religion or specific religion under the names of countries. 

For example, under China one will find the missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church or the 
religions of India. Besides the obvious usefulness of these topical maps show, any of those created by 
missionaries will provide good source material on the study of the missionary movement. 

Of special note are the first Hebrew map of Jerusalem, Ptolemy's atlas of the Holy Land, and 
one of the first atlases printed in Hawaii (by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign 
Missions). 

There is no single comprehensive catalog to the division's holdings, but card and book 
catalogs, bibliographies and checklists provide access to portions of the collection. Additionally, 
materials received since 1968 are available for searching online via the Library's Cartographic 
Materials database. 


Subject Headings 

Bible-Geography-Maps; Buddhism-Maps; Christianity-Maps; Church buildings-Maps; 
Ecclesiastical geography-Maps; Hinduism-Maps; Islam-Maps; Missions and missionaries-Maps; 
Religion and geography-Maps; Religious institutions-Maps; Religious life and customs-Maps; 
Shrines—Maps; World religions-Maps 


Bibliography 

National Union Catalog, Cartographic Material (microform). Washington, DC; Library of Congress, 
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Library of Congress 
Humanities and Social Sciences Division 


Address: 

101 Independence Avenue SE 

Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ100 

Washington, DC 20540-4660 

Telephone Numbers: 

(202) 707-8476 Fax Number: (202) 707-1957 

(202) 707-1749 

Contact Person: 

Cheryl Adams or Pablo Calvan, Reference Librarians, Religion 

E-mail Address: 

cada@loc.gov or pcal@loc.gov 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http:/lcweb.loc.gov/catalog or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and TN3270 connections are supported. 

Website URL: 

http: //lc web. loc. gov/rr/main 

Access Policies 

Hours_of Service: 

Monday, Wednesday, 
Thursday 

Tuesday, Friday, 

Saturday 

Sundays/Federal Holidays 

8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. 

8:30 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

Closed 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Reader Registration Card is required to use the Main Reading Room. 
To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older and present photo 
identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without charge in Room 
G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the Jefferson Building to locate this 
room. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. The Library of Congress' 
Photoduplication Services can provide a wide range of reproductions of the Library's collections, such 


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as single-page photocopies, microforms, or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish 
reproductions is subject to copyright and other restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Further information on products and services can be 
obtained by contacting Photoduplication Services, Public Services Section, Library of Congress, 
Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707-5640. Fax: (202) 707-1771. TTY: (202) 855- 
1234. 

The Library of Congress is an interlibrary loan source of material not readily available through 
local, state, or regional libraries. Requests are accepted from recognized libraries that are listed in 
standard directories or are affiliated with networks and that make their own material available on 
interlibrary loan. Certain rare, brittle, and other materials are not available for loan. 

Reference Policy: 

The Library of Congress encourages researchers to use local library resources first. Public, 
state, academic, and special libraries are often able to respond more quickly and thoroughly than the 
Library of Congress. Once researchers have exhausted local and regional resources, they may seek 
assistance from the Library of Congress. For help in planning a specific search strategy, users are 
invited to visit the Reference Assistance Room adjacent to the Main Reading Room in the Jefferson 
Building. Librarians are available to assist researchers in the use of catalogs and reference materials, 
to refer readers to other bibliographic sources and other libraries, and to aid in locating materials not 
easily found. In some cases researchers will to go to another reading room to use specific catalogs and 
reference sources and to request materials. 

The Library accepts telephone, mail, and e-mail inquiries regarding the collections of the 
Library. Reference librarians will not do research for readers. 



Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia : 

OCLC, RLIN. Any materials cataloged and available in the Library of Congress online catalog 
are available through OCLC and RLIN. FirstSearch, an OCLC database including the Library's 
collections, and Eureka , an RLIN database providing the same service, are available to researchers in 
most reading rooms at the Library of Congress. 

BackgroundJNole: 

The Library of Congress was founded in 1800. After its collections were destroyed during the 
British attack on Washington in 1814, Thomas Jefferson made his eclectic and broad-ranging collection 
of approximately 6,500 books available for the reestablishment of the collection. The variety of 
Jefferson's library became the hallmark of the growing collection at the Library of Congress. The 
collection covers all subject areas with the exception of clinical medicine and technical agriculture, 
which are handled by the National Library of Medicine and the National Agricultural Library, 
respectively. The Library’s general collection of books and serials consists of approximately 16 million 
volumes from throughout the world and represent 460 languages. The Library of Congress is 
particularly strong in materials received via copyright deposit from United States publishers and 
overseas publishers with distributors in the United States. 


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Description ofLColIerlions 


Books and monographs: 

According to the National Shelflist Count of 1989, the Library of Congress had 364,467 titles 
in the classification BL-BX. Thousands of titles have arrived since this time. This number is large and 
includes both books and serials, yet it does not encompass all of the religion collections at the Library 
of Congress. One can find materials in many other classifications relating to religion, such as the N 
class for religious art; the D class for Islam, Judaism, and information on the religions of the 
indigenous people of many continents; the H and R classes for business and medical ethics; and the Z 
class for religion bibliography. Acquisition priorities include these areas: philosophy of religion, 
history and principles of religion, comparative religion, systems of theology and doctrine, liturgies and 
rituals, religion and society, and trends and developments of current or historic importance. 

The evaluation of the Library's religion collections done through the RLG Conspectus 
(Research Libraries Group) of 1985 and 1987 places the Library at a level four, which is defined as a 
collection consisting of the “major published source materials required for dissertations and 
independent research.” Materials collected from the 19th and 20th centuries are excellent and 
plentiful, with a particularly broad base of 20th century materials because of acquisitions obtained 
through the Copyright Program. Within the collection development guidelines, the Library collects and 
has collected all manner of monographs and periodicals in the field of religion, published not only in 
the United States, but also from countries worldwide. This material is not limited to those items 
published by or about the predominant religious groups within a country, but also include all those 
which may have significant religious impact, including clandestine groups. Inclusive publication dates 
of this collection are 1801 to the present. All pre-1801 materials are located in the Rare Book and 
Special Collections Division. 

American Religious History —By virtue of its sheer volume, the strengths of the collection are 
many, yet the general collections are particularly strong in United States religious history. The 
holdings in this area are exceptionally broad, comprehensive, and they abundantly document the 
American religious experience. All the large religious groups in the country are covered, many by 
their own publications, along with the works by American religious leaders. A good proportion of the 
books are in English, but as with all Library of Congress collections, thousands of items are published 
abroad and are in foreign languages. 

The prominent role played by religion in the early colonies is evident in the many books on this 
topic, as well as in discussions of the events, culture, and society of the times. Quakers, Puritans, and 
to a lesser extent. Shakers are well represented. There are also materials on the Church of England, the 
Congregational Church, and others in the collection. One may find histories (from the early 19th 
century and the late 20th century), biographies of founders and leaders, and of special note, hundreds 
of minutes from church conferences from around the country. Histories of individual churches are also 
prevalent. 

Sectarian groups are well represented in the general collections. The Library has an 
impressive number of works by and about Mary Baker Eddy and Christian Science with nearly 800 
books on the topic in the general collections alone (Rare Books and Special Collections has further 
material in this area). Books in related metaphysical areas, such as mental and spiritual healing and 


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New Thought, number more than 2,400, books on spiritualism nearly 2,600. There are some 2,200 
historical and current works by and about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham 
Young, and Joseph Smith. These and other individuals and religious groups published sermons, 
homilies, and didactic pamphlets that found their way to the Library. Many of these fragile pamphlets 
have been microfilmed and keep company with thousands more in the Microform Reading Room. 
Examples range from a 1816 treatise on a Massachusetts Sabbath law to an 1871 Rosicrucian lecture on 
proper sexual relations. 

Holiness and Pentecostalism as broad theological concepts are well represented in both 
scholarly and popular works from the 19th century through the current day. Works by and about 
individual groups, from the Church of God to the Toronto Blessing, can also be found. Titles such as 
Revivals and How to Have Them (1898) and Getting Ready for a Revival (1888), along with songbooks 
or sermons to move the crowd were common fare in the late 1800s. The Library has hundreds of these 
along with the writings of Dwight Moody, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Billy Graham. Graham’s 
life and work alone are covered in more than 100 titles in the general collections. Works on 
fundamentalism are equally available by looking at the names of individual groups and the term itself in 
the catalog. 

As the end of the 19th century approached, the distinctly American movements of Adventism, 
the Millerite Movement, Seventh-day Adventism, and Millennialism appeared. This religious sense of a 
final end, the doctrine it entailed, and the necessity to shift theologically from an end-time movement to 
a long-term prospect is reflected in nearly 3,000 books from the mid-1800s to today. 

Missionary work-The general collections have several thousand books and pamphlets by 
missionaries and missionary organizations. The local and international aspect of these missionary 
activities is reflected in the collection which includes reports and letters from missions and missionaries 
overseas, a Yoruba version of the Book of Common Prayer , examples of native languages written for 
the first time in primers and vocabularies, a lecture by missionaries to Japan describing Japanese 
customs to a United States audience, descriptions of bush life in Australia, and the late 19th-century 
diary and correspondence of a missionary to the western United States called Souls and Saddlebags. 
These writing reflect the variety of work these groups felt they must accomplish. The collection also 
includes works by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and other British societies. 

There are pamphlets and tracts, often bound together as books, published by tract societies of 
the 19th century such as the American Tract Society, the Religious Tract Society, and the Virginia 
Religious Tract Society to name a few. 

The Microform Reading Room collections contain more missionary and tract materials. One 
may find the China Missions Oral History Collection, the Madagascar Records of the United Society of 
the Propagation of the Gospel, as well as the Religious Pamphlet Collection consisting of 
approximately 2,000 19th- and early 20th-century pamphlets by mission societies, church groups, and 
tract societies that discuss and interpret the Bible, guide children, and speak to issues of the day such as 
slavery and baptism. 

The general collections also hold thousands of works by the Jesuits, Franciscans, and 
Dominicans, as well as a smaller number by other male and female religious orders. Their missionary 
work took place throughout the world, providing the general collections with reports and documents 
from such countries as Tibet, Russia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, France, Japan, and India, to name only a 
few. The Library has many books about these orders along with correspondence and reports, 
discussions of spiritual life, rules, histories, and much anthropological and linguistic research stemming 


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from their work with native peoples. As with the missionary work mentioned above, these 
anthropological studies of the customs and languages of people from lands beyond the United States 
were some of the first such books published. 

Religious youth movements--The Sunday School Movement prospered in the United States. 
The Library holds 19th- and 20th-century denominational question books, catechisms, and tools for 
teachers. The YMCA also had a hand in keeping youth close to the church, and a representative group 
of materials has been acquired for the general collections. One will see here the expected titles on 
water safety and YMCA camps, but also titles such as Young People and the Use of Atomic Power 
(1956) and Young People and YMCA Strategy in Wartime (1942), showing how this group tried to 
respond to challenges of the times. 

Women-In the general collections one finds a broad scope of materials relating to women in 
religion, including Buddhist monastic training for women; the spiritual life of Hindu, Moslem, and 
Jewish women; Womanist theology; goddess religion; women missionaries; and lesbian clergy, to name 
just a few. Large collections of the writings of important religious leaders such as Mary Baker Eddy, 
as mentioned before, and Ellen G. White of the Seventh-day Adventists, are found here. The holdings 
are world-wide in scope and in innumerable languages. Because of the historical depth of the 
collection, they also give the researcher a sense of changes that have occurred in this area of study and 
in society. 

African American religion— Because of the influence of the Copyright Office on the collection, 
the general collections have a representative amount of religious materials on African American 
churches, clergy, and religion in the 20th century. Most major book publications by the African 
Methodist Episcopal Church are available as are the works of other African American denominations. 
Of note is the microform collection entitled Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 
Historical Museum in Manuscript and Print. Scattered early titles from the 19th century include works 
by missionaries to the African American community, and a number of titles on slavery and the church, 
such as the 1856 title, Scriptural Examination of the Institution of Slavery in the United States. 

20th-century movements-The general collections have a noteworthy and representative array 
of items reflecting the rise in new religious movement of the 20th century. There are, for example, all 
English-language works by the Church of Scientology, numerous works about the Unification Church, 
and more by and about Sun Myung Moon. One can find the Urantia Book and its concordances and 
indexes, nearly 200 books by and about Edgar Cayce, and a microform edition of his actual readings in 
the Microform Reading Room. The New Age Movement is also well represented. Many sects, cults, 
and splinter groups, old and new, are represented in historical as well as contemporary accounts. The 
Library has collections on the People's Temple (Jonestown), the Branch Davidians, and other less well- 
known groups. 

Scriptures-The Library’s general collections offer an outstanding starting point with its 
extensive holdings of the sacred texts and other basic writings of all major and many minor religions 
worldwide, including all significant editions and translations of the Bible, Talmud, Tripitaka, Vedas, 
Upanishads, and others, as well as large numbers of interpretive or reference works about them. 


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Hundreds of translated versions exist for sacred texts. A researcher can read the Talmud in 
Spanish, the Qur’an in English, the Bible in Swahili, selections from the Buddhist Tripitaka in German, 
the Book of Mormon in Danish, or Hindi Vedas in Italian. One may also find a multitude of editions 
of the full Bible, the Old and New Testaments, and assorted Bible selections. There are polyglot 
Bibles, interlinear and parallel text Bibles as well as simplified, shorthand, hieroglyphic, annotated, 
self-study, illustrated, abridged, thumb, and pocket editions of the Bible. The Library holds items as 
varied as pocket New Testaments printed for Civil War soldiers and a Cowboy Pictorial Edition of the 
Bible published in the 1980s. There are not only Bibles for toddlers, children, teenagers, and the 
family, but also Bibles for learners, the sick, the liberal, busy people, and for students of literature and 
art. In languages they range from Amharic to Zulu. Practically every version of the Bible or part of 
the Bible in the English language is represented in the general collections. 

The general collections have a rich array of children's Bibles and Bible stories, presenting a 
fascinating look at how various authors have presented the Bible to children through the last two 
centuries. Many follow the Bible closely, while other tales take a turn on the original story in an 
attempt to make it more meaningful to the current audience. An example of this is The Prodigal 
Daughter: Or a Strange and Wonderful Relation, Showing How a Gentleman of Great Estate in Bristol, 
had a Proud and Disobedient Daughter . . . (1800). 19th- and early 20th-century items are the most 
numerous, yet one will also find many modem picture books relating newer or distinctive versions of 
Bible stories such as David He No Fear by Lorenz Graham, told in the speech patterns and images of 
African people newly acquainted with the English language. Illustrations from any of these books tell 
much about the society of the time it was written. Fascinating pre-1801 children's Bibles and stories 
can be found in the Rare Book and Special Collection Division. 

The holdings of printed Bibles, as well as the sacred texts of other religions, are complimented 
by facsimile editions of early printed and manuscript texts, and related microform collections. 

Examples are the Biblia Pauperum, a facsimile of one of the late-medieval picture-book versions of the 
Bible simplified for the literature, and the Pamplona Bibles , a facsimile compiled from two picture 
Bibles with martyrologies, originally commissioned by King Sancho el Fuete of Navarra in the early 
13th century. The microform collections also contribute to the expansiveness of this collection. There 
one will find the Dead Sea Scroll manuscripts, a microform copy of the Library's Gutenberg Bible, an 
extensive collection of early printed Bibles and Bible translations from the 15th and 16th centuries, and 
early Bible manuscripts in Syriac, Arabic, Ethiopic and Slavonic from Mount St. Catherine's 
Monastery at Mount Sinai. 

Christianity (general)-The breadth of the Christian resources in the collection is 
comprehensive. There are more than 10,000 works dealing with liturgy and ritual. One will find 
Holiness, Swedenborgian, Catholic, Jewish, medieval, Armenian, Greek Orthodox or ecumenical 
liturgies, just to name a few. Others books discuss Christianity and society and trends and 
developments of current or historical importance, offering the researcher a wealth of information on 
almost any Christian denomination. The central writings by and about all religious leaders are found in 
the Library. Just to name one area of strength, one may look at the German Reformation to find 
approximately 2,400 books on Martin Luther alone and a goodly number in many languages on Calvin, 
Zwingli, and Tyndale. Catechisms, prayer books, lives of the saints, devotional tracts, and hymns 
number in the thousands. The researcher will also find ecumenical prayer and service books, studies 
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Hymns and Hymnals-Hymns with music can be found in the Performing Arts Reading Room. 
A representative collection of hymns without music, a common form in the 19th century, is found in 
the general collections. One may find here not only English-language hymns, but also Seventh-day 
Adventist hymns in Serbian, Lutheran hymns in German, Norwegian, and Swedish, Orthodox Eastern 
hymns in Greek, and Baptist hymns in Burmese. Along with these, many of which were created for 
missions to foreign lands, one may find modern hymns, discussion, and history. The Library also has 
collections of hymns in the vernacular for Hinduism and Buddhism, but these are not part of the 
general collections. Please see the Asian Division entry. 

Patristics-Patristic works are exceptionally well represented in the collection by original texts, 
translations, and commentaries. The Library of Congress has translations in other foreign languages 
when these include scholarly commentaries in critical notes. Important titles include Patrologia Latina, 
Patrologia Graeca, Corpus Scriptorum Christianorum Orientalium, Sources Chretiennes, and the Post 
and Ante-Nicene Fathers. The Library also has useful resources on the Coptic and Syriac Churches as 
well as other ancient groups. Many of these have sizable portions in western languages or are part of a 
western series and thus is found in the general collections. Materials in the vernacular for Coptic and 
Syriac are accessed through the Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division. 

Eastern Orthodox Church-The Library of Congress has magnificent collections in Orthodox 
and Russian Orthodox materials. The Library of Congress has, in fact, the largest collection published 
by the Orthodox Church outside of Russia. All major scholarly works are represented complimented 
by a comprehensive collection of liturgical texts and service books. Because of the restrictions made 
on publishing in Russia, and then later in the Soviet Union from 1918 to the late 1980s, much of what 
was published in this field was done by Russian Orthodox exiles, such as Sergei Bulgakov and Georges 
Florovsky. The Library has an excellent collection of these materials. These important and influential 
works are not available in Russia. Orthodox works for Bulgaria, Serbia, and the Ukraine are also 
represented with good collections. Important pre-1801 collections can be found in the Rare Book and 
Special Collections Division, and the Manuscript Division holds the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic 
Church of America, Diocese of Alaska Records for 1844-1974 (a microform version is available in the 
Microform Reading Room). 

Judaism-Judaism is well represented in 20th-century publications. Because of the Copyright 
Office, the general collections contain most 20th-century English language publications by Jewish 
presses in the United States and United States presses with titles on Jews and Judaism. Sacred works 
such as the Bible and Talmud are available in English and in many other languages, along with 
commentaries. There is also a good collection of 19th- and 20th-century rabbinic sermons. There is 
also a good collection of German monographs from the 19th and 20th centuries on Jews and Judaism in 
Germany. These include works by Jews and also anti-Semitic works as well. 

Islam-Materials relating to the study of Islam in the general collections are especially rich 
since the 1950s, providing good resources for graduate-level research. All major schools of thought 
are represented. The addition of the collections available in the Near East Section (in the vernacular) 
makes the collections for the study of Islam at the Library superb. The Library has received almost 
everything about Islam produced in the United States through Copyright and acquisitions of 20th- 
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Qur’an and Hadith and an excellent collection of travelogues from the 19th century which describe the 
life, customs, and religions of Islamic regions. Because of the Library's open acquisition policy, the 
Library collects broadly in Islamic materials, both geographically and philosophically. Works on major 
Islamic groups such as Sunnah and Shi'ah are well represented, but so are branches such as the 
Ahmadiyya and the Nation of Islam. Anti-Islamic materials are also held. 

Baha’i-The Library of Congress has a significant collection of English language Baha’i 
materials published in the United States and a reasonable selection of English language Baha’i 
materials published elsewhere. Areas of focus include doctrine, history, and the sacred works of this 
faith. Works by and about the Baha'u'llah are numerous as well. After the New York Public Library 
and Baha’i organizations, the Library of Congress has one of the best English language Baha’i 
collections in the United States. Approximately 60% of all Baha’i publications are in English. Baha’i 
materials in the original languages are not a strength of the Library's collection. 

Buddhism and Hinduism-Buddhism and Hinduism are each represented by two to three 
thousand books in Western languages, some in microformat. These include doctrine, practice, studies, 
history, and translations of sacred books. These sources in the general collections can support an 
undergraduate level of research. To study at a graduate level one must know the canonical languages 
of these religions. These canonical works can be found in the Asian Division bringing collections for 
the study of Buddhism and Hinduism at the Library of Congress to a very high level. 

Bibliographies -Bibliographies often lead the researcher to materials not easily found through a 
subject search in the catalogs. There are hundreds of bibliographies on the topic of "religion” in the 
general collections, and the Library also holds bibliographies on very narrow topics such as: kachinas, 
Shakespeare's religious knowledge, temples of the ancient Near East, atheism in Bulgaria, Black 
Holiness, and urban religious groups. Many of the bibliographies can be found in the reference 
collection of the Main Reading Room but most are in the stacks of the Adams building. 

The card and computer catalogs cover all of the above categories of material. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The periodical collection parallels the books in scope and comprehensiveness. The exact 
number of serials relating to religion cannot be determined, but the National Shelflist Count gives an 
approximate count. Please see the introductory material under the books and monographs section 
above. As with the book collections, all languages and religions are represented. 

The highlights of the periodical collections mirror those in the general book collection. 

Materials for study of the history of religion in the United States are robust. There is an outstanding 
array of 19th- and 20th-century Christian denominational proceedings, minutes, and journals. These 
are generally mainstream denominational publications, but they also include early fledgling serials from 
smaller groups such as the Christian Scientists and the Swedenborgians, as well as African American 
journals such as the Star of Zion from the A.M.E. Zion Church (available on microfilm). The greater 
proportion collected are those at a national level, but there are many at a local city level. English 
language materials are abundant, yet many publications are in the tongue of the mother church, for 
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The strength of the Russian Orthodox collections is reflected in the periodicals in this area. All 
major pre-revolutionary and Soviet periodicals relating to religion are in the general collections. 

Others are in the Microform Reading Room. 

Numerous microform collections such as the American Periodical Series contain further 
denominational and religious periodicals. There is a fine collection of 19th and 20th century European 
runs of Jewish periodicals in the general collections as well as early printed materials by the American 
Oriental Society from 1843 to the present. 

The card and computer catalogs cover these periodical collections. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Please see the entry for the Manuscript Reading Room and other reading rooms. 

Microforms: 

The microform collections relating to religion are large and varied in scope. The holdings 
include such works as Mayan religious texts, the Gutenberg Bible, Witchcraft in New England, the 
World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order , and Manuscripts in St. Catherine's 
Monastery, Mount Sinai. Other collections, not specifically relating to religion, also hold materials of 
interest. One example is the French Revolution Research Collection which contains sermons, debates 
on the marriage of priests, documents and discussions of religious festivals and practice, and anti¬ 
clerical writings. Also, of special note is the Dissertation Abstracts International Collection. There are 
thousands of dissertations on varied topics in religion. The Library of Congress is the only repository, 
besides University Microfilms itself, which has the entire collection of dissertations going back to 1861. 

The text of the Books/Monographs section contains note of a large amount of microform 
material. 

The computer catalog covers microform materials. There is also a guide to much of the 
religion-related holdings entitled Microform Collections in Religion and Theology. Dissertations must 
be found through the Dissertation Abstracts International Index. 

Maps: 


Please see the entry for the Geography and Map Reading Room. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Please see the entry for the Motion Picture and Recorded Sound Division. 
Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Please see the entry for the Prints and Photographs Division. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Database on CD-ROM. 


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Subject Headings 

'Abdu'l Baha, 1844-1921; Baha'i faith; Bible; Buddhism; Christian Science; Christian sects; Church 
history; Church history—United States; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Church of 
Scientology; Eastern Orthodox Church; Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910; Franciscans; Fundamentalism; 
Hadith; Hinduism; Hymns and hymnals; Islam; Jesuits; Judaism; Liturgy; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; 
Missions and missionaries; Patristics; Qur’an; Protestants; Religion-United States-History; Religious 
education of children; Religious tracts; Russian Orthodox Church; Sacred texts; Sermons; Society of 
Friends; Sunday schools; Talmud; World Council of Churches 

Bibliography 

Adams, Cheryl L., and Pablo A. Calvan. Microform Collections in Religion and Theology: A Guide. 
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Humanities and Social Sciences Division, 1995. 

Albaugh, Gaylord, P. The History and Annotated Bibliography of American Religious Periodicals and 
Newspapers Establishedfrom 1730 through 1830. Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 

1994. 

Philosophy and Religion. [Online] Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/ 
collections.catalogs/collections/about/hum/philosophy.and.religion. October 1993. 

Research Libraries Group. RLG Conspectus. (S.1.}:RLG, 1985-. Also available online via Research 
Libraries Group Information Network (RLIN). 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduate School of Library & Information Science. Library 
Research Center. National Shelflist Count: Titles Classified by Library of Congress and National 
Library of Medicine Classification, 1989. Urbana-Champaign: The Center, 1990. 


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Room's 65,000 volume reference collection when using the facilities, or may request books from the 
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is limited to five books per person per hour, and must be requested in-person. Requests to have 
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The Law Library's rare book collection is available to serious researchers through the Law 
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reasons, readers must complete additional registration requirements. 

ReferenceJPolicy: 

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service to readers and give bibliographic assistance in the use of the Law Library collection and the use 
of the card and online catalogs. Foreign, international, and comparative legal reference assistance may 
be obtained from the legal reference staff. Reference questions are accepted in-person, by telephone, 
mail, and e-mail from serious researchers who have exhausted their research in local public, county, 
state, regional, and government depository libraries. The Law Library should be considered a "library 
of last resort." 


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Ne tworks/C onsortia: 

OCLC, RLIN. All cataloged materials found in the Library of Congress computerized catalog 
will be found on OCLC and RLIN. 

B_ackgtound_Nole: 

The U.S. Congress established the Law Library as a separate department of the Library of 
Congress in 1832. Its collection of legal materials is the largest and most comprehensive in the world, 
covering all of the approximately 260 nations and dependencies as well as many former nations and 
colonies. Members of the Law Library staff, recruited from more than 30 countries, are fluent in 
approximately 40 languages, and are familiar with a variety of national legal systems and international 
law as well as such specialized fields as Islamic, Hebraic, and canon law. 


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Descript ion of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Law Library contains theocratic material such as Canon and Ecclesiastical law as well as 
materials that relate more tangentially to religion such as particular trials and legal issues. Because the 
focus of the collection is not religion the amount of material is difficult to determine. Even so, 
materials in this area are large enough to support serious research in the area of religion. 

One of the largest collections in the Law Library is the Canon Law collection, 98 % of which 
deals with the laws of the Roman Catholic Church; the other two percent deals with the laws of the 
English and Scottish Church. The most extensive amount of material in this collection spans the 17th 
and 18th centuries. 

Gratian, an Italian monk of the 12th century, attempted to eliminate the contradictions and 
disorganization of early canon law by coordinating it into what became known as the Decretum 
Gratiani. This compilation dominated the norms for the laws of the Catholic Church until 1917. The 
Law Library has many copies of this work, a good number of them rare and famous, rich in prints with 
fine or unusual bindings. 

From 1314-1437 a series of works, lastly to be called the Corpus Juris Canonici, was created 
to complete the previous compilations. This work was expanded by two collections published in 1500 
by Jean Chappuis. These later collections are known as the Extravagantes . The Library owns many 
editions of the Corpus Juris Canonici and two editions of the Extravagantes. 

Later, another revision and compilation became necessary. This was completed in 1917 by 
Benedict XV and was called the Codex Juris Canonici. At this time Pope Benedict also created a 
Pontifical Commission to work on any amendments, clarification or additions to the canon. The 
responses of this commission were published in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis, or the official gazette. 

These responses have legislative authority along with the Codex. 

Pope John Paul approved a new code in 1983. The Law Library has a copy of this work 
signed by the Pope. 

There are approximately 270 Canon law books printed before 1501. The largest portion is the 
Decretum Gratiani (ca.1140). The other portions are Decratales or elaborations and commentary on 
the original Decretum Gratiani. Some of these items are in the Law Library Rare Book Reading 
Room, while most can be found in the Rare Book Reading Room in the Jefferson Building. 

The Law Library collection of materials on the Russian Orthodox Church, most printed in the 
19th century, deal with the governance of the church, some ecclesiastical trials and a small amount on 
the Armenian Church. Earlier works include many rare copies of Kormchaia Kniga or Pilot Book , a 
canonical compendium. The Law Library collections also include Peter I's public law on the 
ecclesiastical administration of the Russian Church, composed by Feofan, Bishop of Pskov (later 
Archbishop of Novgorod), first published in St. Petersburg in 1721. 

The Law Library contains a significant amount of material in the area of Islamic law. These 
materials in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish are classical sources and include the major Sunni schools of 
jurisprudence. The collection also contains history and analysis of Islamic law by leading 19th-century 
European experts as well as more current authors. 

Also of interest are trials for heresy and witchcraft from England and to a smaller extent, the 
colonial United States. Many of the heresy trials are part of the canon law collection. Some of these 
are illustrated. Of particular note in the non-canonical collection is A Complete Collection of the State 


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Tryals of Persons For High-Treason, Murder, Rapes, Bigamy, Parricide, Sodamy {sic}. Burglary, Bills 
of Attainer, Impeachments, etc. That Have Been in England From The Reign of Richard II to This 
Perfect Time , a two-volume set published in 1736-1737. 

As might be expected, one may find current and historical materials dealing with church and 
state issues such as prayer in school and right to religion in the texts of court opinions and, if the case 
proceeded to the Supreme Court, the records and briefs of such cases. The Serial Set, Hearings, and 
Congressional Record and its antecedents contain information on the above topics as well as the 
Mormon wars, freedom of religion, and the establishment of religion in the District of Columbia to 
name a few areas. 

Canon law and rare book materials are often, but not always found in the card or computer 
catalogs. Court opinions, court records, specific trials, and other materials which are part of a set or 
collection will not be found in these catalogs, nor will the portion of the collection which has not yet 
been surveyed. Please consult the computer and card catalogs, but also seek the assistance of one of 
the legal reference specialists. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

This collection contains some materials in the areas on Canon Law, Russian Orthodox religion, 
church and state, freedom of religion, and journals looking at the relationship between law and 
religion. Most journals in this collection do not deal specifically with religion, but do contain articles 
on these topics and others. 


Subj ect Headings 

Canon law; Heresy-Trials; Islamic law; Religion-England-History; Religion-United States-History; 
Religion and state; Religious liberty; Russian Orthodox Church; Witchcraft-Trials 

Bi bliograph y 

Ferreira-Ibarra, Dario C., Comp. The Canon Law Collection of the Library of Congress: A General 
Bibliography with Selective Annotations. Washington, DC: Library of Congress: G.P.O., 1981. 


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The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Reader Registration Card is required to use the Manuscript Reading 
Room. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older and present photo 
identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without charge in Room 
G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the Jefferson Building to locate this 
room. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. The Library of Congress' 
Photoduplication Services can provide a wide range of reproductions of the Library's collections, such 
as single-page photocopies, microforms, or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish 
reproductions is subject to copyright and other restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 
a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Further information on products and services can be 
obtained by contacting Photoduplication Services, Public Services Section, Library of Congress, 
Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707-5640. Fax: (202) 707-1771. TTY: (202) 855- 
1234. 

Readers may purchase photocopies, photographs, or microfilm of manuscripts through the 
Library’s Photoduplication Service. Unbound manuscripts may be reproduced, subject to copyright 
and other restrictions, on the coin-operated machines in the Manuscript Reading Room. It is the 
responsibility of the prospective users or their publishers to determine the copyright status or obtain the 
required permission before publication of manuscript material from the Library's collections. 

The national manuscript collection may be consulted by any person engaged in serious research 
who presents his/her Reader Registration card, completes the Manuscript Division's registration 


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process, and agrees to adhere to the Division's rules for the use of rare materials. Student access to the 
collections is generally limited to those engaged in graduate study; undergraduates with previous 
experience in using manuscripts and who are working on a senior thesis or similar research project 
under the direction of a faculty member will be admitted upon an introduction in person or in writing 
by their advisor. 

All researchers are advised to write or telephone the Manuscript Reading Room prior to 
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site, and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for 
research. 

Manuscripts on microfilm may be requested through interlibrary loan, but the Division reserves 
the right to deny loan requests for microfilm of collections which are stored off-site or for which there 
are no master negatives. 

Restrictions on the use of certain materials have been imposed by donors for reasons of national 
security; information governing the use of any specific group of manuscripts will be supplied upon 
request. 

RefemnceJBoliey: 

The Division provides reference service in person or by correspondence. This assistance is 
generally provided by professional reference librarians in the Reading Room, but a staff of historians is 
also available for private consultation with readers. The historians' areas of specialization are early 
American history (to 1825), the National period (to 1861), Civil War and Reconstruction (to 1900), 
20th-century political history, cultural and literary history, African American history and culture, and 
science. 


Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

Items can be found in RLIN if they were recorded as part of the National Union Catalog of 
Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) online version, 1994- . 

Background JNote: 

The Manuscript Division was one of several "departments" established in 1897, when the 
Library of Congress moved from the United States Capitol to the newly-constructed building nearby. 
Its staff of four assumed custody of a collection of 25,000 manuscripts which had accumulated 
throughout the 19th century. In 1903, by an act of Congress and an executive order, the State 
Department began transferring historical papers to the Library of Congress, including several 
presidential collections, which had been acquired by the federal government. 

Despite its early concentration upon acquiring original manuscripts for political, military, and 
diplomatic history, the Division soon broadened its acquisition interests, especially after World War I, 
to include cultural history, history of science, and the archives of nongovernmental organizations. Its 
current holdings, nearly sixty million items contained in 11,000 separate collections, include some of 
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Description of Collections 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Manuscript Division holds an enormous quantity of materials relating to religion and 
theology. Below is a sampling of the religion-related collections which can be found here. Records 
are primarily from the 16th to the 20th centuries. 

♦American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions - see Goodell and Armstrong papers 

* American Missionary Association (1846-1882; microfilm only) 

*American Sunday School Union (1817-1915; microfilm only) 

* Armstrong, Richard (1805-1860) - missionary to Hawaii 

♦Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-1887) - Congregational clergyman, abolitionist 
♦Breckinridge family (1752-1980) - a number of family members were clergymen 
♦Brent, Charles Henry (1862-1929) - Episcopal Bishop, missionary to the Philippines 
♦Bryan, William Jennings (1860-1925) - lawyer, U.S. Representative from Nebraska, Secretary of 
State; collection includes correspondence with Billy Sunday and Aimee Semple McPherson, 
among others 

♦Christian Faith Society (1642-1972) 

♦Coan, Titus (1801-1882) - Presbyterian clergyman, missionary 

♦Columbus Codex (1502) - contains a copy of the Bull of Pope Alexander the Sixth in October 1493, 
under the direction of Columbus, 

♦Curry, Jabez L. M. (1825-1903) - statesman. Baptist clergyman, diplomat 
♦Darrow, Clarence (1857-1938) - lawyer with a strong interest in religion 
♦Dike, Samuel Warren (1839-1913) - Congregational clergyman, social reformer 
♦Dixon, Frederick (1897-1923) - editor, Christian Science Monitor, d. 1923 
♦Eddy, Mary Baker (1821-1910) - founder, Christian Science; small collection 
♦Elliott, Jared Leigh (1807-1881) - naval chaplain, clergyman 
*Gamewell, Francis D. (1857-1950) - missionary to China 

♦Goodell, William (1792-1867) - missionary to an Armenian community in Constantinople 
♦Holmes, John Haynes (1879-1964) - Unitarian clergyman, author 
*Inman, Samuel Guy (1877-1965) - missionary, social worker 

♦Jesuit narratives, writings, and records from Mexico, North America, and the Philippines 
♦Jewish narratives and records (for a more complete listing see Gary J.Kohn, Jewish Experience: a 
Guide to Manuscript Sources in the Library of Congress, 1986) 

* Johnston, Mercer Green (1868-1954) - educator, Episcopal clergyman 
*Kraus, Hans Peter (1907-), collector of Spanish-American documents 
♦Marshall, Peter (1902-1964) - Presbyterian clergyman, Chaplain of the U.S. Senate 
♦McKelway, Alexander J. (1866-1918) - clergyman, reformer 

♦Missionary Society of Connecticut papers (1759-1948) 

♦Moody, Dwight Lyman (1837-1899) - evangelist 

♦Moral Re-Armament, Inc. Records (1812-1991; most from 1873-1966) 

♦Moravian Church Records (1733-1896) 

♦Moravian Indian Mission Records (1739-1880) 

♦National Council of Jewish Women (1893-1989; most from 1940-1981) 


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* National Council of Jewish Women, Washington, D.C. (1944-1981; most from 1944-1977) 

♦Niebuhr, Reinhold (1892-1971) - theologian 

*Oxnam, G. Bromley (1891-1963) - Methodist clergyman, theologian, and bishop 
*Parker, Theodore (1810-1860) - Unitarian clergyman, theologian, abolitionist 
*Post, Stephen (1810-1879) - Mormon missionary and schismatic 

* Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Washington D.C. Records (1823-1936) 

♦Quimby, Phineas P. (1802-1866) - spiritualist-healer 

♦Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of North America. Diocese of Alaska (1733-1938, 1844- 
1974) 

♦Sayre, Francis B. (1885-1972) - diplomat, statesman, spokesman for Christianity and Episcopal 
Church 

♦Shaker Collection (1723-1952) 

♦Shaker Collection, Western Reserve Collection (1792-1937; microfilm only) 

♦Simpson, Matthew (1811-1884) - Methodist clergyman, Methodist Episcopal bishop 
♦Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Great Britain (1701-1901) 

♦Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (1757-1773) 

♦Talmage, Thomas De Witt (1832-1902) - Presbyterian clergyman, lecturer 
♦Unitarian Church, Washington, D.C. (1839-1842) 

♦Universal Fellowship Foundation Collection (ca. 1938) 

♦Ward, James Thomas (1820-1897) - clergyman, author 
♦Willard, Samuel (1640-1707) - clergyman 
♦Zuni Indian Mission Records (1732-1853) 

Religious subject matter can also be found within many other manuscript collections. A few 
examples: 

♦American Colonization Society (1792-1964; most from 1823-1912) - religious themes throughout as 
well as correspondence with church organizations, as well as religious themes throughout 
♦Foreign Copying Program - extensive collections from foreign depositories relating to American 

history. A good deal of this material relates to religion. The manuscript copies come primarily 
from England, Spain, France, and Germany. 

♦Benjamin Franklin Collection - several religion-related documents, including the original manuscript 
of "Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion" (1728) 

♦Edward Stephen Harkness - philanthropist and collector. Papers include proceedings of the Holy 
Office of the Inquisition 

♦Margaret Mead - "Ritualistic Expression from the Lips of the Communicants of the Seventh Day 
Church of God, Beaufort, South Carolina" 

♦NAACP records - records of the Church Department of the NAACP 

♦Virginia Company records - religion-related materials relating to the governance of the early colonies 
of Virginia 

♦W.P.A. Federal Writer's Project - Church Record Survey of Washington, D.C., 1735-1941; Negro 
Studies Project, 1722-1939; subject headings "Religious Beliefs and Customs” and "Folklore" 
under most State headings; Mormon diaries; subject headings "Religion" and "Folklore" under 
most State headings in the State Guide Files 
♦George Washington and other Presidents of the United States - religious issues 


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The manuscript database on the Library's MUMS computer system provides current 
bibliographical and cataloging information on much of the Division's holdings. Finding aids describe 
the scope, content, and arrangement of its organized collections. There are more than 1600 finding 
aids which have been prepared to describe and facilitate the use of the Manuscript Division's larger 
collections. Manuscript Division finding aids are now being converted for use on the Library of 
Congress gopher, LC MARVEL. To date, only a small percentage has been made available in 
electronic format. Paper copies of all extant registers are available for use in the Manuscript Reading 
Room and may be photocopied for a fee. Please contact the Reading Room staff by telephone or letter 
for further assistance. 

Copies of the registers found on LC MARVEL are also available for anonymous file transfer 
by Internet users, either by original formatting as WordPerfect 5.1 documents or as ASCII texts. The 
address of the FTP host is ftp.loc.gov. 

Microforms: 

Many of the items in the Manuscript Reading Room are available in microformat as an only or 
additional copy. 

Most microform manuscripts will be listed in the manuscripts file in the Library of Congress 
online catalog, although some will be found only in the general file of the Library of Congress online 
catalog. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Archives U.S.A. (subscription database available on the World Wide Web). 

Subject Headings 

African Americans-Religion; American Sunday School Union; Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887; 
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925; Catholic Church; Christian biography; Christian Science; Church 
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938; Indians of North America- 
Missions; Inquisition; Jesuits; Judaism; Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949; Missions and missionaries; 

Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899; Moral Re-Armament; Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971; 

Presbyterian Church; Religion-United States-History; Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of 
North America; Shakers; Society for the Propagation of the Gospel; Universal Fellowship Foundation 

Bibliography 

Bickel, Richard B. Manuscripts on Microfilm. Washington, DC; Library of Congress: G.P.O., 1975. 

Kohn, Gary J. Jewish Experience: a Guide to Manuscript Sources in the Library of Congress. 
Cincinnati, OH: American Jewish Archives, 1986. 

Library of Congress. Library of Congress Manuscripts: an Illustrated Guide. Washington, DC: 

Library of Congress, 1993. 


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Library of Congress. Many Nations: a Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Indian and 
Alaska Native Peoples of the United States. Edited by Patrick Frazier and the Publishing Office. 
Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1996. 

Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript Division. Washington, DC: The 
Library, 1981- . 

Newman Ham, Debra. T he African American Mosaic: a Library of Congress Resource Guide for the 
Study of Black History and Culture. Washington, DC: Library of Congress: GPO, 1993. 

Nunn, G. Raymond. Asia and Oceania: a Guide to Archival & Manuscript Sources in the United 
States. London; New York, NY: Mansell, 1985. 

Sellers, John R. Civil War Manuscripts: a Guide to Collections in the Manuscript Division of the 
Library of Congress. Washington: Library of Congress: G.P.O., 1975. 

Sellers, John R. and others. Manuscript Sources in the Library of Congress for Research on the 
American Revolution. Washington: Library of Congress: G.P.O., 1975. 

Quarterly Journal of the Library of Congress. Washington: Library of Congress: GPO, 1943-1983. 


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Library of Congress 

Motion Picture and Television Reading Room 


Address: 


101 Independence Avenue SE 
James Madison Building, Room LM336 
Washington, DC 20540-4690 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 707-8572 


Fax Number: (202) 707-2371 


Contact Person: 


Call Reading Room for reference assistance 


Internet Catalog Address: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalogs or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and tn3270 are supported 


Website URL: 


http: //lcweb. loc.gov/rr/mopic/ 


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Access Policies 


KoursofJSemce: 

Monday- -Friday 
Weekends/Federal holidays 


8:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. 
Closed 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes, with restrictions 

Yes 

No 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and thereafter, 
the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and learned 
societies. 

A Library of Congress Registration Card is required to use the reading room. To obtain a 
registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older and present photo identification bearing a 
verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without charge in Room G40 of the Jefferson 
Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the Jefferson Building to locate this room. 

Viewing facilities, which are available without charge, are provided for those doing research of 
a specific nature leading toward a publicly available work such as a dissertation, publication, or 
film/television production. The facilities may not be used for purely personal study or appreciation, nor 
in ways—such as preview—that conflict with commercial distribution. Graduate students and 
undergraduates in advanced classes wishing to screen films should first obtain letters from their 
professors endorsing their projects. The Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound facilities 
may not be used to make up missed classroom screenings, or to complete class assignments. For 
preservation reasons, films may not be run in forward or reverse at fast speed; viewers may stop films 
and rewind at normal sound speed for note taking. The Reading Room is unable to accommodate 
groups. There is a limit of two people per machine, in which case both viewers should be involved in the 
research project. All viewing is by advance appointment. Because many of the collections are stored in 
remote locations, an average wait of one week should be expected. Viewers submitting lengthy title lists 
to be searched by reference staff should expect a wait of two to three weeks for preparation. Viewing 
lists for films should be arranged in alphabetical order. A maximum of three features, or their 
equivalent, may be viewed in one day. For films less than five minutes in length, no more than 50 reels 
will be made available on a single viewing date. For video formats, no more than thirty items will be 
made available per day. Four consecutive weeks of viewing time may be reserved. Video cameras and 
tape recorders are not allowed in the viewing room. Photographing images from the screen with still 
cameras for reference purposes is permitted only when authorized by reference staff. Screening time is 
limited and must be scheduled. Cancellation without sufficient notice tends to prevent others from 
having access to the facilities. The Division encourages researchers to be considerate of others in this 
regard. 

Ref erence Polic y: 

Staff in the Motion Picture and Television Reading Room do not undertake subject research. 
Most of the works in this collections have not been fully cataloged and are accessible primarily by title. 
Identifying films and videos by subject often requires a variety of strategies, including keyword searches 
of the various manual and online catalogs, searching the vertical files, and compiling title lists from 


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secondary reference sources. There is not sufficient staff to perform the required research for stock 
footage requests, but librarians will assist researchers or their representatives in their own research. A 
list of freelance researchers in the Washington, DC, area is also available upon request. 

Borr owing Privilege s: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/ Consortia : 

None. 

Background JSLole: 

The Library of Congress began collecting motion pictures in 1893 when Thomas Edison and his 
assistant W.K.L. Dickson deposited the Edison Kinetoscopic Records for copyright. However, because 
of the difficulty of safely storing the flammable nitrate film used at the time, the Library retained only 
the descriptive material relating to motion pictures. In 1942, recognizing the importance of motion 
pictures and the need to preserve them as a historical record, the Library began to collect films 
themselves. From 1949 on these included films made for television. Today, the Motion Picture, 
Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division (M/B/RS) has responsibility for the acquisition, cataloging, 
and preservation of the motion picture and television collections, which currently consist of over 300,000 
moving images. The Division operates the Motion Picture and Television Reading Room to provide 
access and information services to an international community of film and television professionals, 
archivists, scholars, and researchers. 


Descrip tion of Collections 


Video and sound recordings: 

Because the collection is not cataloged by subject for the most part, it is not possible to provide 
detailed information about religion-related holdings of films and videotapes. Consultation with reference 
staff is recommended to fmd needed materials. The collection is strong in materials submitted to the 
Library for copyright, and so includes a reasonably complete collection of religious-themed feature films 
made and/or distributed in the United States, ranging from traditional Biblical epics (e.g. The Ten 
Commandments , 1956; the 1925 silent version of Ben-Hur) to films offering social comment on religion 
(Elmer Gantry, 1960) to more contemporary works (The Last Temptation of Christ , 1989; The Rapture, 
1992; Little Buddha, 1993). There may also be found dramatizations of religious literature, e.g. the 1991 
production of the Mahabharata by Peter Brooks. Television programs in the collection include 
documentaries (e.g. The Long Search, a 1978 BBC/Time-Life production examining the major world 
religions), and evangelistic programs such as The World Tomorrow (from the Worldwide Church of God, 
featuring Gamer Ted Armstrong and Herbert W. Armstrong; Library of Congress holdings run from 
1978 to 1983), and Insight (a Catholic program from Paulist Productions; the Library has holdings from 
the early 1980s). 

Library of Congress holdings of film and videotape are partially recorded in the Audio-visual file 
on MUMS, part of the Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS), the Library’s online catalog. 
This file also contains catalog records for materials from other libraries which are not held by the Library 


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of Congress. In the reading room is a card catalog by title, and reference staff have prepared various 
inventories and finding aids for specific collections. 


Subject Headings 


Religion in motion pictures; Television in religion; Worldwide Church of God 


Bibliography 


Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Motion Picture and 
Television Reading Room [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mopic/. October 


1996. 


Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Motion Pictures in 
the Library of Congress [Online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/ 
research/reading.rooms/motion.picture/collections/mpcoll. Accessed November 1997. 

Library of Congress. Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. Television in the 
Library of Congress [Online]. Available Gopher. URL gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/ 
reading.rooms/motion.picture/collections/tvcoll. Accessed November 1997. 


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Library of Congress 
Performing Arts Reading Room 


Address: 


101 Independence Avenue SE 
James Madison Building, Room.LMl 13 
Washington DC 20540-4713 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 707-5507 Fax Number: (202) 707-0621 


Contact Person: 


Call the Reading Room for reference assistance 


Internet Catalog Address: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalog or telnet to locis.loc.gov; 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and tn3270 connections are supported 


Website URL: 


http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/perform/ 


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Access Policies 


Ho^rsjo£S.eryic_e: 

Monday-Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Sunday/Federal holidays Closed 


Open to public: Yes 

Photocopying: Yes 

Interlibrary loan: Yes 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and thereafter, 
the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and learned 
societies. 

A Library of Congress Registration Card is required to use the reading room. To obtain a 
registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older and present photo identification bearing a 
verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without charge in Room G40 of the Jefferson 
Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the Jefferson Building to locate this room. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. Photocopying depends on 
condition, age and size of items. The Library of Congress' Photoduplication Service can provide a wide 
range of reproductions of the Library's collection, such as single-page photocopies, microforms, or color 
slides. The ability of the Library to furnish reproductions is subject to copyright and other restrictions. 
Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. Further information 
on products and services can be obtained by contacting Photoduplication Services, Public Services 
Section, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707-5640. Fax: (202) 
707-1771. TTY: (202) 855-1234. 

The Music Division participates in the interlibrary loan program in the following circumstances: 
1) LC is the library of last resort (the item cannot be found anywhere else); 2) the item to be loaned is 
bound; 3) there is a second copy of the item to be loaned on the shelf; 4) the request comes from a library 
on a standard interlibrary loan request form; and 5) the item is in good physical condition. 

Reference JBolicy: 

Written enquiries from researchers wishing to utilize the Music Division's resources should be 
directed to the address above. Due to limited staff, the Division is not able to undertake extensive 
research to answer reference questions. Researchers with questions about reading room hours and 
policies can phone the number given above. 

B_onowm^riviIeges: 

Not a lending institution. The Music Division participates in the interlibrary loan program in a 
limited capacity (see above). 

N etworks/C onsortia: 

OCLC, RUN. Books have been cataloged on-line since the mid-1960s and scores and sound 
recordings since Fall of 1983. These catalog records are available via OCLC, RLIN, and the Internet. 
The majority of the Division's non-book material is listed only in catalogs on site, or is uncataloged. 


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OCLC and RLIN searching is available only at the Music Reference Desk with the assistance of the 
Reference Librarian. 

BackgmundJiote: 

The Music Division was established in 1896. The collections now consist of over 20 million 
items, including books, monographs, serials, manuscripts, printed scores, ephemera, and musical 
instruments. It is particularly strong in published materials submitted via copyright deposit. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

There are approximately 33,000 titles listed in the computer catalog under the subject headings 
of "church music," "sacred vocal music," and related terms, with many more pre-1968 titles listed in the 
card catalog. The collection is strong in texts of, and works about, Christian vocal music (masses, 
oratorios, cantatas, hymns, etc.). However, researchers should be aware that not all of the Library's 
hymnals are found in the Music Division; many published hymnals without musical notation (text only) 
are found outside the Music Division in the BV classification. 

Among the Division's unique resources are a considerable collection of published editions of 
early black gospel music. There is a card file of Negro spirituals in pre-1940 collections, listed by title. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Approximately 300 titles of journals on various aspects of religious music are found in the on¬ 
line catalog. Additional titles, prior to automated cataloging are listed in the card catalog. There is a 
card file of articles from music periodicals dating from about 1900-1940, arranged by author and subject. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Music Division's extensive special collections are largely uninventoried. Notable among 
them are the Newland/Zeuner Collection, which contains music in Latin that may represent the only 
known source of pr e-Ccecilienverein 19th-century American Catholic church music, and the Mason 
Martens Archive of Music and Liturgies. The Mason Martens Archive includes a large collection of 
sacred choral music in both English and Latin, and a wide variety of books and other material on Roman 
Catholic and Anglican/Episcopal liturgy, ceremony, and practice. Researchers should consult with 
reference staff to locate desired materials. Unprocessed collections are not served without prior 
arrangement with the Head of the Acquisitions and Processing Section. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Many of the special collections in the Music Division contain photographs. In addition, there is 
an iconography card file that serves as an index to drawings, etchings, lithographs, and photographs of 
paintings of hundreds of composers and musicians that appear in published books dating from the 19th 
and early 20th centuries. 


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Other materials not listed above: 

The card catalogs in the Music Division are organized according to the Library of Congress 
classification schedule for music. The scores are in class M, literature on music is in class ML, and 
musical instruction and study material is in class MT. The scores catalog is further subdivided into a 
personal name file and a title file. There is also a classed catalog in call number order that provides 
subject access to scores. Material cataloged after 1980 is found in the on-line catalog. 

A large percentage of the Music Division's scores are uncataloged and will not be found in either 
the card or on-line catalogs. Much of this material is classed only and may be searched by constructing 
an appropriate call number. Other material is filed under its copyright registration number. For 
assistance in locating scores not found in the catalogs, ask a reference librarian. 

Sub ject Hea dings 

Church music; Gospel music; Gregorian chant; Hymns and hymnals; Sacred vocal music; Spirituals 

Bibliograp hy 

Library of Congress. Library of Congress Music, Theater, Dance: An Illustrated Guide. Washington, 
DC: The Library, 1993. 

Library of Congress. Special Collections in the Library of Congress: A Selective Guide. Comp, by 
Annette Melville. Washington, DC: The Library, 1980. 


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Library of Congress 
Prints and Photographs Reading Room 


Address: 101 Independence Avenue SE 

James Madison Building, Room LM339 
Washington DC 20540-4733 

Telephone Number: (202) 707-6394 Fax Number: (202) 707-6647 

Contact Person: Call the Reading Room for reference assistance 

Internet Catalog Address: http:/lcweb.loc.gov/catalog or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and TN3270 connections are supported. 

Website URL: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/ 


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Access Policies 


HaursoflService: 

Monday—Friday 
Weekends/Federal holidays 


8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 
Closed 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 

No 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Reader Registration card is required to use the Prints and Photographs 
Reading Room. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older, and present 
photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without charge in 
Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the building to locate this 
room. 

Personal belongings are not permitted in the Reading Room (lockers are available in the 
Reading Room foyer) and patrons must agree to follow special rules for the safe handling of visual 
materials. Patrons planning to use laptop or notebook computers should bring battery packs, because 
there are few electrical outlets in the Reading Room. As a preservation measure, the Library serves 
"surrogates" (e.g., digital, videodisc, or microfilm images) in lieu of original images when such ready 
reference copies exist. 

Photocopying can be done by researchers with coin or debit card. Photocopying depends on 
the condition, age, and size of items. The Library of Congress' Photoduplication Service can provide a 
wide range of reproductions of the Library's collections, such as single page photocopies, microfilms, 
or color slides. The ability of the Library to furnish reproductions is subject to copyright and other 
restrictions. Photoduplication Services is open 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. 

Further information on products and services can be obtained be contacting Photoduplication Services, 
Public Services Section, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540-4570. Telephone: (202) 707- 
5640. Fax: (202) 707-1771. TTY: (202) 855-855-1234. It takes from 4 to 6 weeks to get copies. 

Photocopy machines are available in the Division's Reading Room but many images are too old 
or fragile to be photocopied. The staff does not provide receipts for costs incurred in making 
photocopies. Simple hand-held camera copying that does not require lights or other equipment or 
special handling of the images is allowed as an alternative to photocopying. Scanning equipment is not 
allowed. 

Requests for specific images credited to the Library of Congress can be handled by mail when 
limited to fifteen or fewer items in the calendar year. Requests made by mail, e-mail, or FAX are 
answered in order of receipt. The average response time is about 4 weeks. Researchers should enclose 
a photocopy of the picture with information on the author, title, and date of the publication from which 
the image was copied and the page number on which it was found. If a photocopy cannot be provided, 
describe the picture as specifically as possible, including the subject, date, original medium, 
artist/photographer, and/or collection name. 


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ReferenceJBolicy: 

The Division's collections are archival in nature and are made available chiefly for original 
research. The staff cannot conduct lengthy searches, make editorial selection of images, produce long 
lists of images, nor undertake extensive research projects. When these services are required, a list of 
freelance picture searchers in the Washington, D.C. area is supplied. Arrangements must be made 
when patrons expect to view more than 15 original items from the Division's collections of posters, 
drawings, master photographs, and fine prints (this does not include documentary photographs, the 
bulk of the Division’s holdings), for classes or other study groups, and when the number of images 
required by a project will far exceed average use (e.g., searching thousands of images for digital 
publication). Some material is stored off-site, and some material is served only by appointment. 



Not a lending institution, with the exception of exhibitions. 

Networks/Consortia : 

OCLC, RLIN. Partial holdings listed on OCLC and RUN. 

BackgroundLNole.: 

The Prints and Photographs Division was formally established in 1897 as the Department of 
Graphic Arts. The core of the Library's early American holdings consisted of the original, copyrighted 
prints and photographs transferred from the United States District Courts and (later) the Copyright 
Office. The Prints and Photographs collections today number over 13.6 million images. These include 
photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering 
drawings. While international in scope, the collections are particularly rich in materials produced in, 
or documenting the history of, the United States and the lives, interests and achievements of the 
American people. 


Description of Collections 


Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Religion-related images are found throughout the collections; a complete inventory of these is 
not possible. The collections are particularly rich in 19th- and 20th-century photographs and 
architectural drawings of American church buildings in all states and representing all major Christian 
denominations. 

Some relevant materials from major collections are listed below: 

* Architecture, Design, and Engineering Drawings Collection-hundreds of 19th- and 20th-century 

architectural drawings and sketches of churches and other religious structures from all over the 
world. The collection includes a large number of architectural drawings of churches in the 
Washington, D.C. area done by Arthur Heaton, Waddy B. Wood, Thomas Tileston Waterman, 
and others. 

♦Arnold Genthe Collection-hundreds of photographs of churches and temples in Japan, Europe, Latin 
America, and the U.S., 1899-1942. 

♦British Cartoon Collection-prints satirizing church-state relations in England in the 18th century. 


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*Cabinet of American Illustration-numerous American drawings and illustrations from the late 19th 
and early 20th centuries, including depictions of religious services, allegorical representations 
of religion, illustrations from works of fiction with religious themes, and drawings of churches 
and convents. 

♦Caroline and Erwin Swarm Collection of Caricature and Cartoon-various editorial cartoons on 
religious topics, including one satirizing relations between the French government and the 
Vatican in the early 1900s, and another on the Church’s stand on birth control, 1975. 

♦Detroit Publishing Company Collection-hundreds of photographs, 1880-1930, of churches and 
chapels of all major denominations from the United States, Canada, Cuba, and Mexico; 
religious services on United States naval vessels and military installations; Christian, Buddhist, 
and Aztec religious artifacts; Shaker communities; synagogues; and paintings with religious 
themes. 

*F. Holland Day Collection-numerous photographic figure studies with religious themes, 1895-1917, 
including stylized representations of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection. 

♦Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Color Slides and Transparencies 

Collection-hundreds of black-and-white photographs of church buildings, religious services 
and meetings (Catholic, Jewish, Baptist, Mormon, and other denominations), artifacts, 

Salvation Army work, itinerant preaching, revivals, ceremonies (baptisms, funerals, weddings, 
and others), hymn singing, and religious billboards and signs from across the United States, 
1930s and 1940s. 

♦Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection-numerous architectural photographs of churches in the U.S., 
and photographs of religious services, ca. 1890-1940. 

♦French Political Cartoon Collection-caricatures and other images satirizing the state of religion in 
France from the Revolution through the Second Empire (1789-1870). 

♦Gottscho-Schleisner Collection-hundreds of architectural photographs of churches, chapels, 

cathedrals, synagogues, seminaries, religious elementary and secondary schools, and parish 
buildings from many localities in the United States, but focusing on the New York metropolitan 
area, 1920-1970. 

♦Historic American Buildings Survey-hundreds of measured drawings, photographs, and 

supplementary written records dating from 1933 describing American churches, cathedrals, 
chapels, synagogues, American Indian ceremonial caves, Quaker and Unitarian meeting 
houses, missions, parsonages, convents, monasteries, and other religious structures. 

♦Look Magazine Photograph Collection—photographs taken for Look magazine during the 1950s, 

1960s, and 1970s, including photographs taken for a 1957 series of articles entitled “The Story 
of Religion in America” showing Methodists, Catholics, Seventh-day Adventists, Disciples of 
Christ, Episcopalians, Lutherans, Mormons, Presbyterians, Quakers, Baptists, Christian 
Scientists, and Jews engaged in worship services, church- or synagogue-related social activities, 
religious instruction, meetings and assemblies, and other activities. The collection also contains 
photographs for a 1959 article on “California’s Offbeat Religions” showing the activities of an 
isolated communal sect, the “W.K.F.L. Fountain of the World”; and portraits of prominent 
religious figures, such as Francis Cardinal Spellman (1957) and Laurian Cardinal Rugambwa 
of what is now Tanzania (1961), the first black African cardinal. The cataloging of this 
collection is ongoing; currently materials from 1956 to 1968 are processed. 


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*Matson Photo Service Collection- approximately 25,000 slides taken during the 1920s and 1930s of 
Palestine in general and Jerusalem in particular, including numerous images of religious sites 
and shrines. 

*New York World-Telegram and Sun Collection—photographs assembled by a New York newspaper, 
mainly from 1920 to 1967, and including a variety of religious subjects: camp meetings, 

Baha’i, the Church of God, the Church of the Brethren, the Doukhobors, Jehovah’s Witnesses 
(about 90 photos), Mennonites, Satanic Church services. Seventh-day Adventists, and snake¬ 
handling cults. There are also photographs of prominent religious personalities, including 
Popes John XXIII and Paul VI, Billy Graham (157 photographs), Reinhold Niebuhr (six 
photographs), Oral Roberts, and Bishop Fulton Sheen. These materials are stored off site; 
turnaround time for retrieval of materials is 10 days. 

♦Panoramic Photographs Collection—Numerous photographs of churches, Sunday school and Bible 
classes (including one sponsored by William Jennings Bryan, 1921), religious conventions 
(Lutheran, Methodist, Mormon, Seventh-day Adventist), revivals, Catholic masses, and 
religious services in the United States military, ca. 1902-1933. 

♦Stereograph Collection—stereographs from the Keystone View Company with scenes of religious life 
from various places around the world, including a religious procession of children in Montreal 
from the 1910 International Eucharistic Congress; prayers at a Japanese shrine (1905); a 
religious procession in Moscow (1926); church buildings in Guatemala (1902), Nicaragua 
(1902), Germany (1920), the U.S. (Boston, 1924), and England (1926); Koran instruction in 
Egypt (1899); and Chinese ancestral tablets (1905). 

♦Theodor Horydczak Collection-over 400 photographs of churches, cathedrals (with a particular 
emphasis on the National Cathedral), convents, rectories, mosques, religious schools, and 
religious articles (vestments, statuary, communion service, Bibles, and other religious books) 
from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, ca. 1920-1950. 

♦U.S. News and World Report Magazine Photograph Collection-about 250 photographs of religious 

subjects, including church buildings, religious meetings and conferences, artifacts, and anti-war 
demonstrations, 1960s and 1970s (most of these images cannot be reproduced due to copyright 
restrictions). 

♦World’s Transportation Commission Photograph Collection-photographs taken by William Henry 

Jackson of Buddhist temples in Thailand and Indonesia; Hindu temples in India; Taoist temples 
in China; Orthodox churches in Russia; the ruins of ancient temples in Carthage, Egypt, and 
Cambodia (Angkor Wat); mosques in Egypt, Algeria, and India; and other religious structures, 
1894-1896. 

In addition, relevant materials may be found in subject, geographic, and biographical files in 

the reading room. Samples of such material are listed below: 

♦Specific subject files (most under the subject headings “religion,” “religious articles,” and “religious 
groups” with various subheadings) of photographs of camp meetings, revivals, religious 
services, missions among American Indians, and pictures related to various denominations— 
Catholics, Latter-day Saints (listed in the subject file under "Mormons"), Eastern Orthodox, 
Jehovah’s Witnesses, Schwenkfelders, and Doukhobors. 

♦Specific subject files of illustrations (file nos. 4443 and 4445) from published works (including Bibles, 
Goethe’s Faust, and Dante’s Divine Comedy), depicting angels. Judgment Day, Jesus, Moses, 


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saints, churches, the Crucifixion, witchcraft, and allegorical representations of religious 
themes. 

*Geographic files contain pictures of churches, cathedrals, mosques, and temples from around the 
world. 

There is no one catalog or finding aid for the entire prints and photographs collection. Many 
of the more recent acquisitions are listed by title, subject, and artist in the PPAV file on SCORPIO, 
which is part of the Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS), the Library’s main computer 
catalog. Many of the collections have been partially or totally digitized (see below under “Databases, 
CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources”); these can be searched on computer (in the 
reading room, or remotely for collections available via the American Memory program) by artist, 
subject, title, or keyword. Many large collections have individual card files (e.g. U.S. News and 
World Report Magazine Photograph Collection) or other finding aids (e.g. name and subject index 
notebooks for the New York World-Telegram and Sun Collection; published indexes, card files, and a 
computer index for the Historic American Buildings Survey). Researchers should consult with 
reference staff for information on specific collections or subject research on specific types of images. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Portions of the following collections are available on videodisc in the Prints and Photographs 
Reading Room: the Detroit Publishing Company Collection; the Gottscho-Schleisner Collection; the 
Architecture, Design, and Engineering Drawings Collection; the Cabinet of American Illustration; the 
Panoramic Photographs Collection; the Swann Collection of Caricature and Cartoon; the Theodor 
Horydczak Collection; and the World’s Transportation Commission Photograph Collection 

In addition, selected images from the following collections are available on the Internet as part 
of the Library’s American Memory project (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/phcoll.new.html): the 
Detroit Publishing Company Collection, the Horydczak Collection, the Gottscho-Schleisner Collection, 
and the World’s Transportation Commission Collection. 

Subject Headings 

Angels; Baptists; Bible; Cathedrals; Catholic Church; Chapels; Christian sects; Church architecture; 
Church buildings; Church decoration and ornament; Church of God; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- 
day Saints; Church of the Brethren; Convents; Doukhobors; Episcopal Church; Graham, Billy, 1918- ; 
Holy Land; Indians of North America-Religion; Jehovah’s Witnesses; Jesus Christ-Art; John XXIII, 
Pope (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli), 1881-1963; Judgment Day; Mennonites; Mission buildings; Missions 
and missionaries; Monasteries; Moses (Biblical leader); Moslems; Mosques; Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892- 
1971; Paul VI, Pope (Giovanni Battista Montini), 1897-1978; Religion and state-France-1789-1870; 
Religion and State-Great Britain-18th century; Religious art; Religious articles; Religious education; 
Revivals; Ritual; Roberts, Oral, 1918- ; Rugambwa, Laurian, Cardinal, 1912- ; Russian Orthodox 
Church; Saints; Satanism; Schwenkfelders; Seminaries; Seventh-day Adventists; Shakers; Sheen, 

Fulton J., Bishop, 1895-1979; Snake handling; Spellman, Francis, Cardinal, 1889-1967; Sunday 
schools; Synagogues; Temples; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975-Protest movements-Religious 
aspects; Washington National Cathedral 


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Bibliography 

Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record. America Preserved: A 
Checklist of Historic Buildings, Structures, and Sites. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 
Cataloging Distribution Service, 1995. 

Library of Congress. Special Collections in the Library of Congress: A Selective Guide. Annette 
Melville, comp. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1980. 

Library of Congress. National Digital Library. American Memory. Architecture and Interior Design 
for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955 
[Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gschtml/gotthome.html. August 
1996. 

Library of Congress. National Digital Library. American Memory. Around the World in the 1890s: 
Photographs from the World’s Transportation Commission, 1894-1896 [Online]. Available HTTP. 
URL http: //lcweb2. loc. gov/ammem/wtc/wtchome. html. August 1996. 

Library of Congress. National Digital Library. American Memory. Color Photographs from the 
Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information, ca. 1938-1944 [Online]. Available 
HTTP. URL http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html. August 1996. 

Library of Congress. National Digital Library. American Memory. Touring Tum-of-the-Century 
America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920 [Online]. Available HTTP. 
URL http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/detroit/dethome.html. August 1996. 

Library of Congress. National Digital Library. American Memory. Washington as It Was: 
Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959 [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http:// 
lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/thchtml/thhome.html. August 1996. 

Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division. Prints and Photographs Reading Room 
[Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/. April 1997. 

Library of Congress. Reference Department. Guide to the Special Collections of Prints and 
Photographs in the Library of Congress. Paul Vanderbilt, comp. Washington, DC: (n.p.), 1955. 


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Library of Congress 

Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room 


Address: 

101 Independence Avenue SE 

Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ239 

Washington, DC 20540-4740 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 707-4144 Fax Number: (202) 707-4142 

Contact Person: 

Clark Evans or Rob Shields 

E-mail Address: 

ceva@loc.gov or rshi@loc.gov 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http:/lcweb.loc.gov/catalog or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and TN3270 connections are supported. 

Website URL: 

http: //lcweb. loc. gov/rr/rarebook 

Access Policies 

HoursofService: 
Monday-Friday 
Weekends/Federal Holidays 

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Closed 

Open to public: 

Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

No 

No 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Registration Card is required to use the Rare Book and Special 
Collections Reading Room. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older 
and present photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without 
charge in Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the Jefferson 
Building to locate this room. An additional registration procedure is required at the Rare Book and 
Special Collections Reading Room. 

Refexence_Policy: 

The Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room accepts both telephone and written 
questions. If staff are able to answer a question quickly and easily they will do so by telephone. If it is 
a more involved question, they ask that patrons write to them. 


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Borro wing Privile ges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Neiwoiks/Consoitia: 

An incomplete list of the Rare Book collections may be found on OCLC and RLIN. The items 
listed on these services mirror the collections found in the Library of Congress' own online LOCIS and 
Premarc files. OCLC and RLIN searches are not done for researchers, but use of OCLC and Eureka is 
possible in the Computer Catalog on the first floor of the Jefferson Building. 

Background JNole: 

When the burning of the Capitol by the British destroyed Congress' library in 1814, Thomas 
Jefferson offered to sell Congress his broad and varied collection of books. This collection became the 
basis of the Library of Congress and serves today as the core collection of the Rare Book and Special 
Collections Reading Room. Jefferson’s library contained nearly 200 works of a religious nature, nearly 
all pertaining to Christianity or the Bible. He also owned an English translation of the Koran and two 
works on the gods and goddesses of the classical era. While the Library of Congress did not initially 
create a special division for its rare materials, over time it collected such a large variety of rare books, 
pamphlets, manuscripts, and ephemera that the quantity of material created the need for such a division 
by the 1920s. It moved to its present reading room in 1934. 

Descriptionof Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Division owns approximately 43 % of all books known to have been published in America 
before 1801. By the very nature of publishing at this time, much of this material relates to religion in 
some way. Geographical strengths of the collection are American and European. 

Collection development priorities are flexible, encompassing, in the broadest sense, items which 
will have long-term scholarly value. Staff of the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room 
watch for items which may flesh out existing collections, are on the cutting edge of scholarly pursuit, or 
can be used as an example of the physical aspect of books by or about a group. 

It is impossible to note all titles or collections, but some of the most important collections 
containing religion titles are listed below: 

♦Bible Collection: 1,471 titles from the 15th to the 20th centuries in 150 languages. This collection 

includes the only Bible authorized by Congress; the first polyglot Bible (1517); the Ostrih Bible, 
also known as the first Slavonic Bible, published in 1581; and the Eliot Indian Bible, the first 
Bible to be printed in America (1663). 

♦Miniature Bible Collection: about 50 items which belong to the miniature book collection-items of 

10cm or less. Most are in English, although there are volumes in Hebrew, German, Dutch and 
Japanese. 

♦Children's Literature Collection: books from the late 17th century to the present. Much of the earlier 
material deals with religious topics. 

♦Christian Science/Mary Baker Eddy collection: 325 titles received through copyright and as gifts on the 
founding of Christian Science. Much of this early material is difficult to find elsewhere. 


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*Early Bulgarian Imprint Collection: some of the earliest books printed in the Bulgarian language. The 
collection includes 20 religious calendars and approximately 150 religious books, the most 
special among them an 1806 edition of Kyriakodromion , a collection of 96 sermons prepared by 
Bishop Sofronii of Vratsa. This was the first book to be published in modem Bulgaria. 

*Early Printing Collection: titles from 1501-1520, many on religious topics. 

*Gryphius Collection: contains much early religious material. Gryphius was a printer in Lyon in the 
16th century and a conduit for much of the printing done in Venice at the time. 

*Hawaiian Imprint Collection: 110 items including religious texts from the missionary press of Elisha 
Loomis, the first press west of the Mississippi on the Islands, 
incunabula Collections: encompassing nearly 5,700 items, it is the largest in the western hemisphere. 

Many of these belong to the John Boyd Thacher Collection and the Otto Vollbehr collection, the 
latter of which contains the Gutenburg Bible. Items include works by Cicero, Jerome 
(Hieronymus), and others. 

*Cotton Mather publications: in the American Imprint collection. 

*01d Believer's books: a number of books published by Old Believer communities who rejected the 
reforms adopted by the Russian Orthodox Church after the schism in 1666. 

*Reformation/Luther Collection: over 400 imprints by Luther, John Calvin, Johann Eck, Melanchthon, 
and others, primarily from the 16th century. Some of these items contain woodcut border 
illustrations and contemporary annotations. 142 of these works are from the Vollbehr collection. 
*Russian Orthodox calendars: daily calendars with religious sayings or biblical verses for each day. 

These were very popular especially in the 19th century. Some used them as diaries as well as 
calendars. 

*Russian Imperial Collection, also known as the Imperial Palace Collection: owned by the Romanoff 

family and sold to a United States book dealer. This collection contains many personal religious 
books with ornate bindings. As a family collection this group of books represents Russian 
Orthodox culture of the 19th century. Religious topics and formats include Orthodox doctrine, 
sermons, devotional books, (including many works by Saint Feofan), and a Hebrew-Russian Old 
Testament. 

*Rosenwald Collection: fine examples of illustrated books including Books of Hours, Bibles and other 
religious titles, 15th through the 20th centuries. 

* Yudin Collection: fine Russian personal library of 18th- and 19th-century publications. The range of 
subject matter is broad and includes literature, history and bibliography. Religion is also found 
here with works on the Orthodox Eastern Church, church calendars, Orthodox church doctrine, 
Russian church history, and a book on Satanism. This collection also contains small gems such 
as the very rare Russian calendar that Tolstoy created for children. 

The researcher will find records for only a portion of the Division's holdings in the computer 
catalog. The Division's central card catalog contains over 650,000 cards, providing access to almost all 
of its collections by author or other form of main entry and in some instances by subject and title as 
well. Additionally, more than 100 special card files describe individual collections or special aspects of 
books from many collections not available in the regular catalogs-for instance, by date, place, and 
printer for books from the early years of printing (before 1521 for European books, before 1641 for 
books in English or printed in Great Britain, before 1801 for American imprints, and before 1820 for 
Spanish American imprints), by former owner, by press (for modem printing), or by association 


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interest. Printed catalogs provide access to individual special collections or have been annotated to 
indicate the Division's holdings. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

It is difficult to estimate just how many periodicals are contained in the Rare Book and Special 
Collections Reading Room. Some periodicals are kept here as adjunct items to a particular special 
collection. Christian Science periodicals would be an example of this. Most other periodicals are here 
as part of the pre-1801 collection. Periodicals that begin before 1801 and continue through but not past 
1830 are kept here in full. Those that begin before 1801 and continue past 1830 are kept here through 
1801 only. 

Newspapers are not kept in any great number by this reading room. Most of the Library’s 
collections belong to the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

While the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room contains primarily printed 
materials, there are some important manuscript collections relating to religion: 

♦Giant Bible of Mainz: written and illustrated in Mainz, Germany around the time that Gutenburg 
began the printing of his Bible. 

♦Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Collection: 158 titles of pre-1601 western manuscripts 
containing ecclesiastical, Biblical and liturgical materials. 

♦Necksei Liposz Bible: one of the great treasures of Hungary, this Bible was written and decorated 
1135-1340. 

Vertical files: 

There is a vertical file for finding aids, articles, and other helpful material relating to the 
collections in the reading room. 

Multi-format collections: 

*M and S American Extremism Collection: contains a considerable amount of material which 

documents the American religious right from 1925-1981, particularly their involvement in 
nationalism, anti-communism, anti-humanism, anti-Semitism and the movement for media 
decency. The collection's formats include: broadsides, pamphlets, books, newspapers, 
newsletters, magazines, catalogs, subscription and membership cards, order blanks, petitions, 
advertisements and bumper stickers. 

♦Harry Houdini Collection: books, pamphlets, periodicals, and ephemera dealing with spiritualism, 
magic and witchcraft. 

♦Mormon Collection: very complete set of early editions of the Book of Mormon, broadsides, and anti- 
Mormon materials. 

♦Shaker Collection: 487 pamphlets and broadsides constituting one of the largest collections of Shaker 
literature in the world. 


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*Spanish-American Collection: primarily 17th- and 18th-century missionary tracts, records, accounts, 
histories and dictionaries published in Latin America, including the Doctrina Breve, the earliest 
complete book printed in the Western hemisphere now in existence. 

Pamphlets and tracts: 

*Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection: 384 pamphlets covering the dates 1865 to 1910 on all aspects of 
African-American life. These include sermons, church histories, denominational addresses, and 
pamphlets showing the central role of the church in the black community. 

* Miscellaneous Bound Pamphlets: hundreds of volumes of bound pamphlets from the 17th through the 
19th centuries with MLC enhanced, item level cataloging. The collection includes many 
sermons and church records. 

*Theological Pamphlets: 168 volumes of uncataloged, bound theological pamphlets. They include 
sermons, tracts and church and denominational reports. 

*Wilberforce Eames Collection: 19th century religious tracts in various languages including Bulgarian 
and Tamil. 


Subject Headings 

African Americans-Religion; Bible; Christian Right; Christian Science; Church of Jesus Christ of 
Latter-day Saints; Eastern Orthodox Church; Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 420; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; 
Magic; Missions and missionaries; Reformation; Religious tracts; Russian Orthodox Church; Sermons; 
Shakers; Spiritualism 


Bibliography 

Collection of John Boyd Thacher in the Library of Congress. Washington, DC: U.S. Government 
Printing Office, 1931. 

Library of Congress. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson. 5 v. Charlottesville: University 
Press of Virginia, 1983. 

Library of Congress. Rare Book Division. Children's Books in the Rare Book Division of the Library of 
Congress. 2 v. Totowa, NJ: Rowan and Littlefield, 1975. 

Library of Congress. Library of Congress Rare Books and Special Collections: An Illustrated Guide. 
Washington, DC: The Library, 1992. 

Library of Congress. Special Collections in the Library of Congress: A Selective Guide. Annette 
Melville, comp. Washington, DC: The Library of Congress, 1980. 

Library of Congress. Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of 
Congress. Washington, DC: The Library of Congress, 1991. 


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Library of Congress 
Recorded Sound Reference Center 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


101 Independence Avenue SE 
James Madison Building, Roomll3 
Washington, DC 20540-4698 

(202) 707-7833 Fax Number: (202) 707-8464 

Call Recorded Sound Reference Center for reference assistance 


Internet Catalog Address: http://lcweb.loc.gov/catalogs or telnet to locis.loc.gov 

Both telnet (vtlOO) and tn3270 connections are supported 


Ac cess Policies 


HoursjofJ5em.ee: 

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m. 

Weekends/Federal holidays Closed 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes, with restrictions 
No 


The primary mission of the Library of Congress is to serve Members of Congress and 
thereafter, the needs of the government, other libraries, and members of the public, universities, and 
learned societies. 

A Library of Congress Registration Card is required to use the reading room for the Recorded 
Sound Reference Center. To obtain a registration card, applicants must be 18 years of age or older, 
and present photo identification bearing a verifiable permanent address. The cards are issued without 
charge in Room G40 of the Jefferson Building. Enter on the Second Street side of the Jefferson 
Building to locate this room. 

Listening facilities, which are available without charge, are provided for those doing research 
of a specific nature, leading toward a publicly available work such as a publication, thesis or 
dissertation, radio/film/television production, or public performance. The facilities may not be used 
for purely personal study or appreciation. Scholars wishing to hear recordings must register at the 
Recorded Sound Reference Center as users of rare materials and present identification showing a 
permanent address. Waiting time for listening appointments will vary according to the 
time required to search and retrieve an item from the closed stacks (materials are not stored in the 
reading room). For further information consult the reference librarian in the Recorded Sound 
Reference Center. 

Recordings in the collections can be copied only with the written permission of the person or 


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organization holding the rights to the recordings in question. These may include recording companies, 
radio networks, artists/performers, copyright holders, or others. Reference staff will assist researchers in 
determining what permissions are necessary for phonoduplication. 

Fees for phonoduplication include $74.00 per hour (billed in quarter-hour increments) in 
laboratory costs for transfers to tape cassettes, reel tape (seven- or ten-inch, 3 3/4 or 7 Vi ips, single or 
dual track), or R-DAT cassette. There are additional charges for stock: $16.00 for a ten-inch open reel, 
$6.50 for a seven-inch open reel, $11.00 for one 120-minute R-DAT cassette, $2.50 for a C-90 cassette, 
and $2.00 for a C-60 cassette. For transfers to CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) there is a fee of 
$194.50 per hour which includes R-DAT cassette and CD stock, with a one-hour minimum. 

Reference staff at the Recorded Sound Reference Center will assist researchers in identifying 
recordings, determining required permissions, and estimating laboratory costs. Phonoduplication 
requests are then sent to the Public Services Coordinator of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and 
Recorded Sound Division. The Public Services Office sends the researcher an order form, and 
phonocopies are made when the permissions, signed order form, and prepaid fees are received by the 
Public Services Coordinator. 

Reference Policy: 

Written or e-mail enquiries from qualified researchers wishing to utilize the Division's resources 
should be directed to the addresses given above. Due to limited staff, the Center is not able to undertake 
extensive telephone reference. 

Borr ow ing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC, RLIN. Partial holdings are listed in OCLC and RLIN. 

Background Note: 

The Library of Congress’ Recording Laboratory was established in 1940 by a grant from the 
Carnegie Corporation. The Library's collections of audio recordings in all formats (tape, LP, CD, and 
others) are now the largest in the United States and among the most comprehensive 
in the world. The collection now stands at about two million recordings, with about 100,000 items added 
every year. 

The Recorded Sound Reference Center is part of the Library’s Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and 
Recorded Sound Division. The Center has a large collection of discographies, periodicals, and general 
reference works as well as card catalogs, microfilm indexes, online catalogs, and other resources for 
accessing the collections. 


Description of Collections 


Video and sound recordings: 

Materials about religion may be found throughout the Library’s massive recorded sound 
collections. A complete inventory of these materials is not possible; a sample of the collection is 
provided below. All materials must be retrieved from the closed stacks. The collection is particularly 


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strong in commercially produced recordings submitted for copyright, archival collections related to 

American history, and materials acquired through Library of Congress field offices in Asia and Africa. 

♦Recorded lectures and talks on religion by prominent individuals, including Graham Greene, Clare 
Boothe Luce, Andrew Greeley (six recordings), Harvey Cox (one 1968 lecture), and others. 

*A comprehensive collection of religious music from the standard European classical repertoire, 

including masses, motets (over 400 recordings), oratorios, sacred songs, and sacred instrumental 
music. 

♦Several hundred recordings of Christian hymns in English, Latin, German, Greek, Coptic, Norwegian, 
Croatian, Polish, Arabic, Russian, Hungarian, Italian, Swedish, Spanish, Welsh, and other 
languages. 

♦Over 170 recordings of African American spirituals and gospel music, and over 40 recordings of 
sermons and church services in African American churches of various denominations. 

♦Six discs (part of the Brander Matthews Dramatic Museum Collection) of radio broadcasts from the 

1930s by Father Charles E. Couglin, discussing contemporary politics, economics, and the state 
of Christianity in America. 

♦A large number of recorded sermons, addresses, and lectures by prominent religious figures such as 
Billy Graham (six recordings), Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Peter Marshall (dozens of 
recordings), Norman Vincent Peale (about 15 recordings), the fourteenth Dalai Lama (six 
recordings), Aimee Semple McPherson (about 15 recordings), Mother Teresa (three recordings, 
1975, 1987, and 1988), Elizabeth Clare Prophet (nine recordings), Pope John Paul II (six 
recordings of addresses and masses from visits to Poland, the U.S., Ireland, and elsewhere), 
Kenneth Copeland, and others. 

♦Over 2300 recordings of contemporary Christian popular music, and over 370 recordings of Christian 
rock music. 

♦A large number of documentaries and radio programs about religion, on such topics as creationism, 
abortion, the influence of religious conservatives in American politics, the social teachings of 
Pope John Paul H, and other topics. 

♦Biographical profiles of prominent religious figures, including Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, Pat 
Robertson, Andrew Greeley, and others. 

♦Recorded proceedings of a 1965 conference on Pope John XXIII’s encyclical Pacem in terris, with 

contributions from Paul Tillich and other prominent figures from the fields of religion, science, 
and politics. 

♦One disc of Mozarabic chant from Spain, 1990. 

♦One disc of the Maronite Catholic liturgy, sung in Aramaic and Arabic, 1982. 

♦Numerous spoken word recordings of the Bible, books of the Bible, commentaries, and dramatizations 
of Bible stories, in English, Bulgarian, Finnish, German (including Martin Buber reading 
excerpts from his translation of the Hebrew Bible, recorded in 1958), and other languages. 

♦Several recordings on various aspects of Christian Science, including a reproduction of a 1902 address 
by Mary Baker Eddy. 

♦About 20 recordings on various aspects of Mormonism, including spoken word recordings of Mormon 
texts and church conference proceedings. 

♦Several recordings of Jewish chant from France, Hungary, Germany, Italy, Israel, and the United States. 

♦Over 170 recordings of Gregorian chant, and several recordings of Anglican, Byzantine, Armenian, 
Ethiopian, and other types of Christian chant. 


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♦An extensive set of recordings related to Scientology in the L. Ron Hubbard Collection, including 
lectures delivered by Hubbard and spoken-word recordings of his books. 

♦One cassette of lesbian Christian rap music, 1993. 

♦Several recordings from the 1980s and 1990s related to spiritual aspects of the New Age movement, 
including recorded “channeling” sessions and several recordings of music related to goddess 
religion. 

♦Islamic hymns and music from Sudan, Syria, Morocco, Kenya, Labanon, Algeria, Malaysia, Turkey, 
Indonesia, and India. 

♦Islamic sermons from Iran (delivered by Iranian education minister Baradar Parvarish, 1983) and 
Malaysia, acquired through Library of Congress field offices. 

♦Islamic poetry from Kashmir (in Pahari), Pakistan (in Urdu and Punjabi), and other countries. 

♦Several recordings of Sufi chant from Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and Kosovo province in the former 
Yugoslavia. 

♦Recordings from India of lectures and programs on Hindu religion and philosophy in Hindi, Bengali, 
Kannada, Tamil, and other Indian languages. 

♦Over 100 recordings of Hindu hymns, music, and ritual in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati, Sanskrit, and 
other languages, and including devotional hymns to Krishna, Rama, Durga, Siva, Radha, and 
other Hindu deities. 

♦Recordings of Buddhist rituals and songs from Japan, Tibet, and Sri Lanka, including a collection of 26 
casettes of Sinhalese Buddhist songs recorded in the 1980s. 

♦About 40 recordings of lectures and talks on various aspects of Buddhist teaching, including meditation, 
bodhisattvas, and conduct of life. 

♦One casette of shamanic rituals from Vietnam, ca. 1990. 

Sound recordings are listed in the online catalog (MUMS), and in card catalogs in the Recorded 

Sound Reference Center. There are also many special inventories and indexes on microfiche and 

computer. Many materials in the collections are uncataloged; consult with reference staff to locate 

needed materials. 


Subject Headings 

African Americans—Religion; Bible; Buddhism; Chants; Christian rock music; Christian Science; 

Church music; Church of Latter-day Saints of Jesus Christ; Church of Scientology; Church services; 
Coughlin, Charles E., Father, 1891-1979; Cox, Harvey, 1929-; Dalai Lama XTV 
(Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho), 1935-; Gospel music; Graham, Billy, 1918-; Greeley, Andrew, 1928-; 
Gregorian chant; Hinduism; Hubbard, L. Ron, 1911-1986; Hymns and hymnals; Islam; John XXIII, Pope 
(Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli), 1881-1963; John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), Pope, 1920-; Judaism; 
McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944; Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949; Peale, Norman Vincent, 1898-1993; 
Prophet, Elizabeth Clare, 1940-; Radio in religion; Ritual; Sacred music—Buddhism; Sacred music— 
Christianity; Sacred music-Hinduism; Sacred music-Islam; Sermons; Shamanism; Spirituals; Teresa, 
Mother, 1910-1997 


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Bibliography 

Guidelines For Listening to Sound Recordings [Online]. Available Gopher. URL 
gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/recsound/sdgdline. Accessed November 1997. 

Obtaining Copies of Sound Recordings in the M/B/RS Collection [Online]. Available Gopher. URL 
gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/recsound/recsales/phonodup. Accessed November 
1997. 

Recorded Sound Collections in the Library of Congress [Online]. Available Gopher. URL 
gopher://marvel.loc.gov/00/research/reading.rooms/recsound/sdcoll. Accessed November 1997. 



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Middle East Institute Library 

Address: 

1761 N Street NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 785-0183 Fax Number: (202) 331-8861 

Contact Person: 

Paul Yachnes, Librarian 

E-mail Address: 

meilib@ziplink.net 

Website and URL: 

http: //www. mideasti. org/mei/library. html 

Access Policies 


H ours of Servic e 


Monday-Wednesday, Friday 
Thursday 

10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

12:00 p.m.--8:00 p.m. 


Summer Hours same as above except: 

Friday 10:00 a.m.--l:00 p.m. 


August 

Closed 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


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Reference.Policy : 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted if they can be answered quickly by the 
ready reference collection. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Only members of the Middle East Institute may borrow and use interlibrary loan through the 
library. Members pay a yearly fee of $60.00 or $35.00 for students. 

Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC. About one half the collection is available on OCLC. OCLC searches can be done for 
members. 

BackgroundJSLote: 

Founded 1946. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 1,000 books, most published during the 19th and 20th 
centuries. The book collection is primarily in the English language. The strongest subject emphasis is 
in Islam, its history, civilization, law, religion philosophy, and politics. Books cover the Hadith and 
Qur’an, as well as Sufism, Shi'ah, the religions of the ancient Near East, and some Judaism. The 
George Camp Keiser Library maintains the largest Middle East collection outside the Library of 
Congress. 

The card catalog covers all volumes through September 1996. The computer catalog covers 
the OCLC holdings (about half the collection) beginning with books cataloged from 1985 to the 
present. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library contains approximately 80 current subscriptions and 100 titles most published in 
the 20th century. The focus of this collection reflects the Islamic focus of the book collection along 
with some materials pertaining to Judaism. Most journals are academic. 

These journals can be found on the computer catalog as well as on an alphabetic list in the 
Library. 

Maps: 


Approximately 200 maps pertain to the politics, history and religion of the Islamic world. 

Most are 20th century. The maps are organized by region within drawers. 

Subject Headings 

Ancient Near East-Religion; Bible; Christianity-Middle East; Christians-Middle East; Hadith; Islam; 


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Islam-History; Islam-Relations-Christianity; Islam-20th century; Islam and politics; Islam and state; 
Islamic civilization; Islamic fundamentalism; Judaism; Mohammed, Prophet, d. 632; Moslems; Qur'an; 
Shi'ah; Sufism 

DC-38 

National Archives and Records Administration 


Address: 

National Archives Building (Archives I) 

Room 405 

Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th St. NW 

Washington, DC 20408 

National Archives at College Park (Archives II) 

8601 Adelphi Road 

College Park, MD 20740-6001 

Telephone Numbers: 

(202) 501-5400 (Archives I) 

(301) 713-6800 (Archives II) 

Fax Number: 

(202) 501-7154 (Archives I) 

(301) 713-6920 (Archives II) 

Contact Person: 

JoAnn Williamson, Chief User Services Branch 

E-mail Address: 

inquire@nara.gov 

Internet Catalog address: 

http: //www. nara. gov/nara/nail. html 

(NAIL, National Archival Information Locator; partial catalog only) 

Website URL: 

http://www.nara.gov (WWW home page) 
gopher.nara.gov (gopher) 

Access Policies 


Hours of-Service: (for both Archives I and II): 

Monday & Wednesday 8:45 am - 5:00 pm 

Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8:45 am - 9:00 pm 
Saturday 8:45 am - 4:45 pm 


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Open to the public: 

Yes 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

No 


Readers should write or call ahead before coming to the Archives. Researchers must be at least 
16 years old. All first-time researchers must register (Room 403 in Archives I, Room 1000 in 
Archives II). 

Paper-to-paper copies of most documents can be made on self-service copiers at a cost of 10 
cents per page. Microfilm-to-paper copies are 25 cents per image. Before copying any textual records, 
researchers must show a staff member the original material they wish to duplicate. Researchers may 
use their own personal computers (laptops, notebooks, etc.), approved scanners, typewriters, tape 
recorders, tape decks, cameras, and other equipment in the research rooms, but cases, bags, boxes, and 
other enclosures must remain in lockers. Paper and pencils are provided to researchers. Audiocassette 
tapes and flat-bed scanners without automatic document feed must receive an approval tag from a staff 
member in the Researcher Registration offices before they may enter the research rooms. Personal 
copiers and auto-feed or hand-held scanners are not permitted. 

A fax-on-demand service at (301) 713-6905 is available for some materials. For more 
information, consult the National Archives Gopher; call (301) 713-6730, extension 229; or e-mail 
faxondemand@arch2.nara.gov. Some census records are available through the Microfilm Rental 
Program, but archival records are not available through Interlibrary loan. 

RefeienceJPolicy: 

The Archives accepts queries by phone, letter, and e-mail. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Neiworks/Consortia: 

None. 

BackgroundJSLote: 

The National Archives was founded in 1934. Archives I houses textual and microfilm records 
relating to genealogy, American Indians, pre-World War II military and naval-maritime matters, the 
New Deal, the District of Columbia, the Federal courts, and Congress. There are four public research 
rooms: the Central Research Room (Room 203), the National Archives Library (Room 202), the 
Legislative Research Room (Room 204), and the Microfilm Research Room (Room 400). 

The College Park facility was opened in January 1994. Records held at Archives II include 
maps and architectural plans; the Nixon Presidential Materials; electronic records; motion picture, 
sound, and video records; the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection; still pictures; the 
Berlin Documents Center microfilm; and textual records from most civilian agencies and military 
records dating from World War II. There are seven public research rooms: Textual (Floor 2); 
Microfilm (temporarily combined with Textual on Floor 2); Cartographic and Architectural (Floor 3); 
the Library (Floor 3); Motion Picture, Sound, and Video (Floor 4); Still Picture (Floor 5); and 
Electronic Records (Floor 6). 

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Archives. The number of the record group where the items can be found is given in parentheses after 
each item. An estimate of the total amount of religion-related material in the Archives’ collections is 
not possible. The use of finding aids for the various record groups, published reference sources, online 
catalogs such as NAIL, and consultation with reference staff is necessary to locate materials in the 
collections. 


Description of Collections 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Sample materials available at the National Archives facility in Washington, D.C.: 

*1110 cubic feet of records from the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, United States War 
Department (later Department of the Army), 1902-1964, including correspondence, 
personnel records, monthly reports, and documentation of funerals, baptisms, and 
marriages (Record Group 247; entire record group). 

♦Records of the Chaplains Division, United States. Bureau of Navigation (under the Navy Department: 
correspondence, 1916-1940; biographical data, 1804-1923; miscellaneous records, 1898-1946 
(Record Group 24). 

♦Records of the Office of the Chaplain, Headquarters United States Army Vietnam, 1965-1973, 
including correspondence and reports (Record Group 472). 

♦Statistical information on religion in central Europe, ca. 1919, gathered as background material for 
the American Commission to Negotiate Peace (Record Group 256). 

♦Data on United States religious groups from the United States Census Bureau Population and Housing 
Division, 1926 (Record Group 29). 

♦One folder of materials relating to the Native American church (Record Group 46, Box 22). 

♦Petitions from churches and women’s religious organizations to the Committee on Indian Affairs, ca. 
1880-1900, protesting the treatment of Indians (Record Group 233, Box 143). 

♦Petitions from churches and women’s religious organizations to the Judiciary Committee and the 
Committee on the Territories, ca. 1880-1916, concerning the practice of polygamy in Utah 
(Record Group 233, Box 454). 

♦Papers of the United States Christian Commission (private organization promoting ministry among 

United States soldiers), in the records of the Army Adjutant General’s Office (Record Group 94). 

♦Correspondence with national church organizations from the records of the Community Service 
Division, Office of Price Administration, 1943-1946 (Record Group 188). 

♦Records of the President’s Committee on Government Employment Policy (established to propose ways 
of ending racial and religious discrimination in federal hiring), 1955-1961 (Record Group 220). 

♦Records from the Religious Affairs Branch, Education and Cultural Relations Division, Office of 
Military Government for Germany, 1945-1949 (Record Group 260). 

♦Records relating to religious organizations in Japan from the Government Section, Supreme Commander 
of the Allied Powers (SCAP), 1945-1952 (Record Group 331). 

♦Records of the Religion and Cultural Resources Division, SCAP Civil Information and Education 

Division, 1945-1951, including information on religion in Japan and Christian missions (Record 
Group 331). 


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Maps: 


Sample of cartographic materials from the National Archives at College Park: 

♦Maps denoting religious groups in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, from the records of the 
Geographer, United States Department of State (Record Group 59). 

♦Maps depicting religion in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, 1917-1919 (Record 
Group 256). 

Video and sound recordings: 

Sample of films from the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch at the National Archives at 

College Park: 

♦Black-and-white film of revivalist meetings and church services in Farmersville, California, 1962 
(Record Group 381). 

♦A large number of film documentaries made by the Harmon Foundation, 1931-1951. The collection 
includes both silent and sound films, black-and-white and color. Subjects covered include 
Islam, Judaism, missions in Africa and Asia, medical missions in China and India, 
Episcopalianism (including a documentary of a Protestant Episcopal Church convention and a 
history of the Church, both done in 1934), Hinduism, Native American religion, religion in 
Oceania, religious education, religious sites in the Middle East, Xavier University (black 
Catholic university in Louisiana), and Buddhism in Asia and the United States (Record Group 
200 ). 

♦Videotapes and movies from the United States Information Agency, most undated, on such subjects as 
Catholicism in the United States, Buddhism (including one undated film in Cambodian), and 
Communist persecution of religion (Record Group 306). 

♦Silent footage from the United States Army Signal Corps of Catholic demonstrations in Saigon, 1966; 
and religious services at a military base in Thailand, 1970 (Record Group 111). 

♦Unedited silent footage from the United States Navy of religious services for military personnel in the 
Pacific, 1943; Korea, 1951; and Vietnam, 1969 (Record Group 428). 

*18 reels of movie footage showing the dedication of chapels and memorials honoring American war 
dead in Europe, 1937-1939 (Record Group 117). 

Sample of sound recordings from the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch at the National 

Archives at College Park: 

♦Programs broadcast on the Voice of America, 1964-1969, including programs on Catholic charities, 
Catholicism in the United States, politics and religion, Judaism, medical ethics, religion and the 
civil rights movement, religion and education, Daniel Berrigan, Vatican II, and other topics. 
There are also interviews with clergy and prominent religious figures (Record Group 306). 

♦Radio programs on religion from “America’s Town Meeting of the Air, 1940-1950, including 
discussions of the role of religion in public life (Record Group 200). 

♦Radio program, “The Story of the Negro Church in New York City,” April 1944, including a 

performance by the Abyssinian Baptist Church Young Peoples Choir (Record Group 200). 


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*A speech by President Harry Truman on “Religion in American Democracy,” broadcast on the Voice 
of America in April 1946 (Record Group 306). 

*An ABC News broadcast of President Richard Nixon and Billy Graham discussing religion, May 1970 
(Record Group 306). 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Sample of materials from the Still Pictures Branch, National Archives at College Park: 

♦Approximately 200 photographs of churches from throughout the United States from 1972 to 1977, 
from the over 15,000 photographs taken as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 
DOCUMERICA program recording environmentally sensitive areas (Record Group 412). 

*Color slides of Vietnamese Buddhist temples and statuary, 1968-1972, forming part of the records of 
the Army Surgeon General’s Office (Record Group 112). 

♦Photographs of Ceylonese temples, pagodas, and nuns, ca. 1945, from the records of the Office of 
Strategic Services field station in Kandy, Ceylon (Record Group 226). 

♦Four black-and-white photographs of churches and missions in New Mexico taken by Ansel Adams in 
the early 1940s as part of series of images of national parks and monuments (Record Group 79). 

♦Lantern slides taken or acquired by Army photographer Nathaniel L. Dewell, 1911-1918, including 
pictures of English churches and Italian cathedrals (Record Group 106) 

♦Photographs of German cathedrals, churches, and religious statuary damaged during World War II, 
taken as part of a 1946-1947 survey undertaken by the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives 
Branch of the Office of Military Government for Germany (Record Group 260). 

♦Photographs of churches and religious services patronized by workers on the Montana Reclamation 
Project, 1905-1931 (Record Group 115) 

♦Photographs of Washington D.C. church interiors, 1894-1899, part of a series of photographs of the 
Washington area (Record Group 200). 

♦A series of 572 portraits of United States Navy Chaplains, 1799-1941 (Record Group 24). 

*12 photographs of Navy religious facilities, 1930-1940 (Record Group 24). 

♦About 1000 photographs of religious services at and near Civilian Conservation Corps camps in 
Kentucky, 1935-42 (Record Group 35). 

♦Photographs of churches from the records of the Commission of Fine Arts, 1893-1960 (Record Group 

66 ). 

♦Photographs of churches in rural and urban areas from the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, ca. 
1922 and 1955 (Record Group 75). 

♦Photographs of churches from the records of the Rural Electrification Administration, 1936-1964 
(Record Group 221). 


Subject Headings 

Berrigan, Daniel, 1921- ; Buddhism; Cathedrals; Catholic Church-United States; Church buildings; 
Hinduism; Indians of North America-Religion; Islam; Judaism; Military chaplains; Missions and 
missionaries; Protestant Episcopal Church; Radio in religion; Religion-United States-Statistics; 
Religion and politics; United States Army-Religious life; United States Navy-Religious life; Vatican II 
Council 


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Bibliography 

National Archives and Records Administration [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.nara.gov. 
November 5, 1996 

United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Guide to Federal Records in the 
National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette with Anne B. Eales, et al. 
Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995. 


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National Conference of Catholic Bishops, US 
Catholic Conference Library 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Persons: 


HoursoLSeivice: 
Monday--Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


3211 Fourth Street NE 
Washington, DC 20017 

(202) 541-3193 Fax Number: (202) 541-3322 

Guy Wilson, Director 

Nancy Patterson, Library Assistant 

Access Policies 


9:00 a.m.~ 5:00 p.m. 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Closed for national and major Catholic holidays. Open to the public by appointment and with 
approval by library staff. Photocopying by requestor, 10 cents per page. 

ReferencePolicy: 

The Library accepts queries via mail, telephone, and on-site that would be considered ready- 
reference, referral, and/or brief research. They cannot perform in-depth research. 

Bormwing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution except to staff. 


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Networks/C onsortia: 

None. 

Background J^ote: 

Founded in 1989 as a facility to support National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United 
States Catholic Conference staff work. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 10,000 volumes, primarily from 1940 to date. Strengths 
include reports, documents, and other papers from the Catholic Church, ecumenical groups, and non¬ 
governmental organizations. 

The online catalog includes the entire cataloged collection, but does not include special 
collections. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Holdings in this area number about 150 current subscriptions and some 300 bound volumes. 

These date from 1939 to present, although the largest portion of the collection is from 1989 to present. 

This collection contains primarily official and semi-official Catholic Church publications from the 
United States, the Vatican, and elsewhere. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

509 linear feet of material from 1965 to date, including meeting minutes, correspondence, and 
other material from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and United States Catholic Conference. 

There is a finding aid for vault locations. For further information, contact Nancy Patterson at 
(202) 541-3193. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

Uncataloged collections include publications of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and 
United States Catholic Conference; U.S. reprints of Vatican documents; and publications of other episcopal 
conferences, especially the Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM). 

Subject Jleadings 

Church management; Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM); Ecumenical movement; Human 
rights-Religious aspects; Multiculturalism-Religious aspects; National Conference of Catholic Bishops; 
United States Catholic Conference 


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National Presbyterian Church and Center 

William S. Culbertson Library 

Address: 

Administration Building 

4101 Nebraska Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20016 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 537-0800 Fax Number: (202) 686-0031 

ext. 7529 

Contact Person: 

Dr. Elizabeth W. Stone, Archivist 

E-mail Address: 

library. npcc@actsnet. com 

Website URL: 

http: //www. rwf2000. com/church. html 

Access Policies 

Hours oLService: 

Monday-Friday 

Sunday 

9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.--2:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

No 


Photocopying is available only for a small number of pages on specific reference questions. In 
special cases the Library will search other area libraries and try to find the book needed for some 
special program of the church. The Librarian/Archivist is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays; other 
days by appointment. 

ReferenceJBalicy: 

Telephone and mail questions are accepted if they are within the scope of the materials 
available in the Library and Archives. 

Borrowing. Privileges: 

The public may borrow books. Patrons must leave a telephone number and return books within 
four weeks. 

N etwo rks/Consortia: 

None. 


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Background Note: 

The National Presbyterian Church and Center evolved from: The First Presbyterian Church 
(founded 1795), the Covenant First Presbyterian (founded 1883), and the Covenant First Presbyterian 
Church (two churches combined in 1930). They officially became the National Presbyterian Church in 
1947. The Library was founded in 1969 as a part of the mission of the National Presbyterian Church 
and Center when it moved to its location in a new building at the comer of Nebraska and Van Ness, 
NW 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Center holds 6,000 volumes with inclusive publication dates from 1768 to present. Only a 
few are from the 18th century. The focus of the collection is the history of the National Presbyterian 
Church and Center, biblical studies, devotional guides, religious life, and Presbyterianism in the 
Washington area and the nation. The National Presbyterian Church and Center also has materials in 
braille, including the King James Bible, Presbyterian hymnals, the Book of Order of the Presbyterian 
Church, and study programs of the Presbyterian Church USA for women’s groups as well as a 
collection of Bibles in approximately 40 different languages. 

The Library has both a card and computer catalog covering the entire collection. They use the 
Library of Congress classification system and the data on both the cards and computer system is in the 
LC format. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The collection holds 37 subscriptions and 180 bound volumes, dating from 1970 to the present. 
Subject emphases include Presbyterian history and current events; biblical studies; and the history of 
religion. Journals of note include Presbyterian Life and its subsequent title, Presbyterians Today, 
Presbyterian Survey, Journal of Presbyterian History, and American Presbyterians, now called 
American Presbyterians, as well as many standard religion journal titles. The collection also includes 
annual reports, bulletins of the parent churches, and newsletters. 

Journals are organized alphabetically except for a few which are bound and classified. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

There are scores of volumes and many loose, unorganized papers dating from 1795 to the 
present. The focus of this collection is the history of the three Presbyterian churches which led to the 
formation of the National Presbyterian Church and the subsequent history of that church to the present 
time. 

A collection of finding aids is in progress. Items will be cataloged when these aids are 
complete. 

Microforms: 

The collection contains microfilms of all Session and Trustee official records as well as those of 


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other Presbyterian organizations of the National Presbyterian Church and its predecessors. Highlights 
include official records of the Church including those for marriage, births, and baptisms. 

Finding aids are being created for this collection. 

Maps: 

The collection contains a few aerial-view maps of church-owned land in Northwest D.C. across 
from American University where the Church was planning to build its new building. These are from 
the 1960s. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Approximately 30 videotapes, dating from 1969 to present. This collection covers special 
events, celebrations, departure of ministers, and events involving national figures which have taken 
place in the Church. Of special note is the funeral of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. 

There is also a scattered collection of sermons on cassette tape from the past 30 years and a complete 
collection on cassette tape from the past 12 years. 

Vertical files: 

12 file drawers of vertical files with inclusive dates from 1795 to present. Topics and formats 
include newspaper clippings, biographical sketches, histories of Presbyterian institutions, Presbyterian 
College and Seminary data, and program materials for the Christian Education Program of the Church. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

900 slides and hundreds of black-and-white and color prints and drawings with inclusive dates 
from 1795 to the present. This collection includes images of events, people, groups, clergy, mission 
stations, buildings and plans, as well as prominent visitors to the Church. 

In-process material is arranged by classification scheme. The Library is still identifying many 
of these images. As the process of classification and identification continues, the Library is building a 
"who's who" of members of the church since its founding in 1795 along with their contributions to the 
church and the nation. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

The Library has a collection of memorabilia from each of the earlier churches that joined to 
form the National Church and Center. 

On the grounds of the Church, there is a separate Counseling Library of about 5,000 volumes 
as well as a separate Day School (K-6) Library of about 9,000 volumes. 


Calvin, John, 1509-1564; Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572; National Presbyterian Church-History; 
Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794 


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Bibliography 


Brand, Charles J. "The Emergence of the National Presbyterian Church." Journal of Presbyterian 
Historical Society Vol 22, (June 1950): pp. 1-6. 

Bryan, W. B. "The Beginnings of the Presbyterian Church in the District of Columbia." Paper read to 
Historical Society, April 11, 1904. 

Elson, Edward L.R.. Wide Was His Parish: An Autobiography . Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1986. 

First Presbyterian Church. Centennial Celebration, First Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC. 
Washington, DC: First Presbyterian Church, 1895. 

Nannes, Casper. National Presbyterian Church and Center. Washington, DC: National Presbyterian 
Church, Bicentennial Committee, 1970. 

National Presbyterian Church: The First 200 Years: 1795-1995. Washington, DC: National 
Presbyterian Church, 1995. 

Presbyterian Church in the United States, General Assembly. The Presbytery of Washington City and 
the Churches Under its Care: Prepared for the Centennial of the General Assembly, May 17, 1888, by 
Order of the Presbytery in Response to the Resolution of the Assembly. Washington, DC: Gibson 
Bros., Printers and Bookbinders, 1888. 

In Process: 

History of the National Presbyterian Church! Beverly L. Elson 

Historical Chart of History of National Presbyterian Church! Elizabeth W. Stone 


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Oblate College 
Oblate's Theology Library 


Address: 


391 Michigan Avenue, NE 
Washington, DC 20017 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 529-6544 Fax Number: (202) 636-5444 


Contact Person: 


Reverend Donald J. Joyce, Librarian 


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E-mail address: 


donaldj558@aol.com 


Access Policies 


HoursjoLScrvice: 

By appointment only. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


By appointment only 

Yes 

Yes 


The public may use the library, but must call ahead for an appointment. No library materials 
may be borrowed. 

Reference_Eolicy: 

Reference questions are not accepted by mail or telephone. 

Borr owing Privile ges: 

Not a lending institution to the general public; Washington Theological Consortium members 
may borrow. 

Networks/Consortia: 

Washington Theological Consortium. 

BackgroundJNote: 

Founded 1916. 


Descriptio n of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library holds 62,000 volumes. Particular strengths of the collection include Marian studies 
and works on the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI). 

A card catalog available for this collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library holds 44 subscriptions mirroring the emphases of the book collection. 


Subject Headings 


Marian studies; Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI); Virgin Mary 


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St. Paul’s College Library 

Address: 

3015 4th Street NE 

Washington, DC 20017 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 832-6262 Fax Number: (202) 266-2507 

Contact Persons: 

Rev. Lawrence Boadt, Librarian 

Mario Harris, Assistant Librarian 

Access Policies 

Hours^oJLService: 

Monday—Friday 

10:00 a.m.~2:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Please call ahead for an appointment to use the library. 
RefeienceJPoiky : 

Telephone and mail reference questions are not accepted. 
BiirrawingJBrivilegejs: 

The public may borrow with special permission from the librarian. 

Networks/C onsortia: 

Washington Theological Consortium 

Background Nate: 

Founded 1889. 


Books and monographs: 

Description of Collections 


The collection holds 46,000 volumes which date from the 1880s to the present. The main focus 
of the library is history of the Paulist Fathers Religious Order. 

A card catalog is available covering all works in the collection. 


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Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library holds 50 current subscriptions; 1500 volumes of serials. The collection dates from 
1920 to the present. The subject strength of this collection is Roman Catholic theology. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

St. Paul's College Library houses the Paulist Fathers Archives numbering several hundred 
items, dating from 1860 to the present. 

Reverend Paul Robichaud, C.S.P. is the archivist for this collection. He can be reached at 
(202) 832-6262. 


Subject Headings 

Biblical studies; Catholic Church-United States; Catholic theology; Ecumenical movement; Paulist 
Fathers; Religion-United States; Religious biography 


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Smithsonian Institution 
Freer Gallery of Art Library 


Address: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 

1050 Independence Avenue NW 
MRC 707 

Washington, DC 20560 

Telephone Number: (202) 357-4880 Fax Number: (202) 786-2936 

ext. 343 


Contact Person: Lily Kecskes, Head Librarian 

Acces s Policie s 

Hours _of Service: 

Library: 

Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m.~5:00 p.m. 

Archives: 

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Slide Library: 

Monday-Thursday 12:30 p.m.~5:00 p.m. 


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Open to the public: 

Yes 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

No 


Interlibrary loan is limited to photocopying of materials for RLIN SHARE members free of 
charge; for other users photocopying is 10 cents per page. Rare books may not be photocopied. There 
is limited access to and photocopying of archival materials. 

ReferenceJPolicy: 

Telephone, mail and fax reference questions are answered. 

Borr owing Priv ileges: 

The collection is non-circulating except for slides. 50 slides may be borrowed for two weeks 
with a $20 deposit. 

Networks/Consortia : 

RLIN. Holdings are listed in RLIN and searchers may be done for researchers. 

Background .Jioie: 

Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) bequeathed his collections, including his books and 
manuscripts to Smithsonian Institution in 1906. The Freer Gallery building was completed in 1921 and 
opened in 1923. Freer's library was the nucleus of the present collection. 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 1,500 volumes dating from the 16th century to the 1990's. 
Most volumes date from the 20th century. Strengths include coverage of all Asian religions, 
Christianity in Asia, missionaries in Asia-all of which touch on Asian art and culture. 

There are two card catalog used for works before 1987. These use the Dewey system and are 
separated by language, one for Asian and one for Western languages. In 1987 a catalog using the 
Library of Congress system was established. All languages are cataloged together. The library also has 
an OPAC, INNOPAC which covers materials since May 1995. This catalog also includes all RLIN 
bibliographic records (21,000). 

Periodicals and newspapers 

The Library holds five titles dating from the 1970's through the 1990's. Subject strengths for 
these journals are Buddhism and art in China and Japan. 

RLIN, INNOPAC, and the Library’s cardex file cover these holdings. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

There are four major manuscript collections which date from the 3rd to the 8th century. 


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Washington Bible Manuscripts: the original manuscripts are in the Freer's art collections. The 
Library has the following facsimiles: 

* Manuscript I. Deuteronomy and Joshua: A Facsimile of the Washington Manuscript of Deuteronomy 
and Joshua. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1910. 

♦Manuscript II. The Psalms: Photographs of the Washington Manuscript of the Psalms in the Freer 
collection. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1919. 

♦Manuscript III. The Four Gospels: A Facsimile of the Washington Manuscript of the Four Gospels in 
the Freer Collection. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1912. 

♦Manuscript IV. The Epistles of Paul (Fragmentary). This item is part of the Freer Art Collection and 
not the Freer Art Library. 

♦Manuscript V. The Minor Prophets (in part): Facsimile of the Washington Manuscript of the Minor 
Prophets in the Freer Collection and the Berlin Fragment of Genesis. Ann Arbor: University 
of Michigan, 1927. 

Two sources provide bibliographic coverage for these manuscripts: The Gallery Registrar’s 
collection records and the Library's card catalogs. The archivist for these collections is Colleen 
Hennessey, 357-4880 ext. 341. 

Microforms: 

Four microform titles with strengths in religion and art. 

These titles are listed in RLIN and INNOPAC. 

Vertical files: 

Less than one file-cabinet drawer of articles, clippings and pamphlets with an emphasis on 
religion and art in Asia. Dates of the collection cover the 1920s through the 1990s. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Religion or religion-related slides and photographs number in the thousands. Dates for this 
collection begin early in this century and continue to the present day. Highlights of the collection 
include religious sculpture, painting, monuments, temples, caves, and other works of art and faith. 
In-house finding aids are available for these collections. 

Subject Headings 

Bible manuscripts; Buddhism; Christianity-Asia; Confucianism; Enlightenment (Buddhism); Folk 
religion—Asia; Goddesses—Asia; Gods—Asia; Hinduism; Indigenous religion—Asia; Islam; Jainism; 
Jesuits-Asia; Judaism-Asia; Magic-Asia; Missions and missionaries-Asia; Mysticism-Asia; 
Mythology-Asia; Occultism-Asia; Religion and art; Religion and state-Asia; Religious art; Religious 
articles-Asia; Ritual-Asia; Sacred books-Asia; Shamanism; Shinto; Shrines-Asia; Sufism; 
Supernatural-Asia; Sutras; Symbolism-Asia; Tantrism; Taoism; Witchcraft-Asia; Women and 
religion-Asia; Worship—Asia; Zen Buddhism; Zoroastrianism 


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Bibliography 

Smithsonian Institution. Freer Gallery of Art. Library. Dictionary Catalog of the Library of the Freer 
Gallery of Art [microform]. 2nd enl. ed., on microfiche. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1991. [252 


microfiches in 2 containers : 

: negative ; 11 x 15 cm]. 

DC-44 

Smithsonian Institution 

Human Studies Film Archives 

Address: 

National Museum of Natural History 

Room E307, MRC 123 

Washington, DC 20560 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 357-3356 Fax Number: (202) 357-2208 

Contact Persons: 

Pamela Wintle, Film Archivist 

Daisy Njoku, Media Resource Specialist 

E-mail Address: 

hsfa@sivm.si.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

telnet siris.si.edu. or http://www.siris.si.edu 
(HSFA located in the Archives and Manuscripts Catalog) 

Website URL: 

http: //nmnhwww. si. edu/gopher-menus/HumanStudiesFilmArchives. html 

Access Policies 

Hoursjof Service: 

Monday—Friday 

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 

Yes 

No 


The Human Studies Film Archives requests that researchers give 48 hour or more notice to 
ensure availability of staff and/or viewing equipment. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail questions are accepted from anyone with a legitimate reference question. 


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Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/C.onsortia: 

None. 

BackgroundJ^lote: 

The Human Studies Film Archives was established by the Smithsonian Institution in 1981. The 
program is located in the Department of Anthropology in the National Museum of Natural History. 

Des cription of C ollections 


Video and sound recordings: 

The collection holds over 300 films and video tapes with inclusive dates from 1920 to the 
present. Religions, in the broadest sense, from all major geographical areas are represented in the 
HSFA collections. Strengths lie in several areas: traditional religious beliefs and practices of the 
world's people; Tibetan Buddhism; and footage taken of and by Christian missionaries of indigenous 
peoples and missionary activities. Imagery can also be found on Islam, Hinduism, Christianity and 
Judaism. 

SIRIS, the computerized catalog, covers this collection. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Over 2,000 color slides and color and black and white photographs from the 1960s, 1970s and 
1980s. This collection accompanies the HSFA film and video collections. The emphases are the same 
as those given above under the film description. 

Subje ct Heading s 

African religions; Buddhism; Candomble; Catholic Church; Church buildings; Comparative religion; 
Death-religious aspects; Indigenous religion; Prayer; Reincarnation; Religion-United States; Religious 
art; Religious syncretism; Revitalization movements; Revivals; Ritual; Saints; Shamanism; Shinto; 
Shrines; Snake handling; Spirit possession; Spiritualism; Symbolism; Tantrism; Totemism; Umbanda; 
Voodoo; Women and religion; Worship 


Bibliography 

Wintle, Pamela and John P. Homiak. Guide to the Collections of the Human Studies Film Archives. 
Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1995. (Available from the HSFA) 

Wintle, Pamela. "Human Studies Film Archives, National Museum of Natural History". Historical 
Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Vol. 16, No. 1 (1996). 


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Smithsonian Institution 
National Anthropological Archives 


Address: National Museum of Natural History 

MRC 152 

Washington, DC 20560 

Telephone Number: (202) 357-1976 Fax Number: (202) 357-2208 

Contact Person: Dr. John Homiak, Director 

Internet Catalog Address: telnet to siris.si.edu or http://www.siris.si.edu 

Access Policies 


Hours. of Service: 
Monday—Friday 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.--5:00 p.m. 
(Subject to change-see note below) 


Yes 

Yes 

No 


The National Anthropological Archives is currently open to the public Monday through Friday 
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., then 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. There is currently no appointment 
required. However, this will all change very soon. Because of budget cuts and staff downsizing, NAA 
may reduce its hours and require appointments. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted although written requests are preferred. 
International calls cannot be returned. 


Borr owing Privile ges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/C onsortia: 

None. 


RackgroundJ^oie: 

The National Anthropological Archives, organized in 1968 in the Department of Anthropology 
of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, is the successor to the archives of 


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the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) founded in 1879. Its purpose is to serve as the depository 
for the Department's records and to collect private papers and records of organizations relating to all 
cultures of the world and to the history of anthropology. Since the BAE was primarily interested in 
North American Indians, the NAA is an important source for the study of American Indians. 

Description of Collections 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

NAA is primarily a manuscript collection. The papers are arranged by office or person of 
origin not by subject. While there is information on world religions, it is not accessed by subject. 
Highlights include anthropology and world cultures which would include mythology, religion and 
folklore. 

There are a variety of in-house finding aids to the manuscript collections as well as The Guide 
to the National Archives by James Glenn. 

Maps: 


Maps covering anthropology are available along with finding aids to assist in their use. 

Subject Headings 


Folklore; Mythology 


Bibliography 

Glenn. James R. Guide to the National Anthropological Archives. Washington, DC: National 
Anthropological Archives, 1996. 


DC-46 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries 
Office of the Director 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


10th Street and Constitution Ave. NW 
NHB 22, MRC 154 
Washington, DC 20560 

(202) 357-2240 Fax Number: (202) 786-2866 

Dr. Nancy E. Gwinn, Director 


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E-mail Address: 


libmail@sil.si.edu 


Internet Catalog Address: telnet to siris.si.edu or http://www.siris.si.edu 


Website URL: 


http: //www. sil. si. edu 


Access Policies 


Hours_of5exyice: 
Monday—Friday 


8:45 a.m.--5:15 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


By appointment only 


Yes 

Yes 


Reference Policy: 

See branch library listing. 


These privileges are for staff and Smithsonian fellows. The general public may borrow 
through interlibrary loan. 

Networks/Consortia: 

CIRLA (Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance), FEDLINK (Federal Library 
Information Network). The Smithsonian Institution Libraries is a special member of the RLG 
(Research Libraries Group) Preservation Program . Holdings are listed in OCLC. 

Background LJote: 

The Smithsonian Institution Libraries system was established in 1968. The 17 branch libraries 
serve the research and programs of the Smithsonian and also the general public. 


Description of Collections 


Collections with religion or religion-related books and materials are held in the five branch 
libraries listed below. 


Bibliography 


Smithsonian Institution Libraries. The Books of the Fairs: Materials about the World's Fairs, 1834- 
1916, in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries . Chicago,IL: American Library Association, 1992. 

Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Manuscripts of the Dibner Collection in the Dibner Library of the 
History of Science and Technology of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Washington, DC: 
Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 1985. 


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Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Rare Books and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution 
Libraries. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995. 



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Smithsonian Institution Libraries 

Anacostia Museum Branch Library 

Address: 

1901 Fort Place SE 

MRC 520 

Washington, DC 20020 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 287-3380 Fax Number: (202) 287-3183 

Contact Person: 

Tom Bickley, Branch Librarian 

E-mail Address: 

libmail@sil.si.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

telnet to siris.si.edu or http://www.siris.si.edu 

Website URL: 

http: //www. sil. si. edu 

Access Policies 

Houisof Service: 
Monday-Friday 

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

Yes 


Reference Policy: 

Telephone, mail, and e-mail reference questions are accepted from scholarly researchers, 
colleagues at other research institutions, and from the general public if they have serious queries. 

Borrowing Privile ges: 

Limited to members of the Smithsonian community holding valid Smithsonian Institution 
identification and Smithsonian Institution Libraries borrowing card. The general public may borrow 
through Interlibrary loan channels using their local public library or their university library. 


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Networks/C onsortia : 

CIRLA, FEDLINK. Holdings are listed in OCLC. 

OCLC or RLIN searches may be done for researchers when time and staff resources permit. 
BackgroundJSLole: 

The Anacostia Museum was founded in 1967. The Library existed initially as a small, informal 
resource center. The Smithsonian Institution Libraries Anacostia Museum Branch Library was 
organized in 1991. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 80 volumes which date from 1933 to present. Highlights 
include African American religion with an emphasis on African American churches, some materials on 
African American sacred music and some on the African American Islamic community. 

The computer catalog covers all holdings. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

One subscription, seven journal titles from 1834 to the present. These journals cover African 
American churches, the anti-slavery movement, and the civil rights movement. Please see the 
microform entry for newspapers. 

The computer catalog covers all holdings. 

Microforms: 

40-50 titles of African American newspapers from the 19th century. Some have short runs. 
Much of what is written in these will touch in some way on abolition and social and religious issues. 
Nine titles, primarily dissertations on African American religious topics, especially relating to the 
eastern seaboard to the United States. 

The computer catalog covers all holdings. 

Films and video recordings: 

Three sets of videotapes with dates from 1989 to present. Highlights include Atlanta Interfaith 
Broadcasting Tape Library, a collection of u-matic videotapes (part of the Museum's collection) of 
individual interviews with church figures, journalists, civil rights movement figures and others. There 
are also church services that were made for an African American history project during 1989-1994. 

Vertical files: 

15 vertical file folders with dates from ca. 1960 to present. The focus of this collection is 
African American religion. 

An index is in process. 


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Subject Headings 

African American churches; African Americans—Religion; Church buildings—African American; 
Church history-African American; Islam and African Americans; Malcolm X, 1925-1965; Nation of 
Islam; Spirituals 



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Smithsonian Institution Libraries 

Anthropology Branch Library 

Address: 

10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW 

NHB 330-333, MRC 112 

Washington, DC 20560 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 357-1819 Fax Number: (202) 357-1896 

Contact Person: 

Margaret R. Dittemore, Branch Librarian 

E-mail Address: 

libmail@sil.si.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

telnet to siris.si.edu or http://www.siris.si.edu 

Website URL: 

http: //www. sil. si. edu 

Access Policies 

tLoursof Service: 
Monday-Friday 

8:45 a.m.-5:15 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 

Yes 

Yes 


Photocopying is 15 cents per page. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone, mail and e-mail reference questions are accepted from scholarly researchers, 
colleagues at other research institutions and from the general public if they have serious queries and if 
they are unable to find an answer in their own local libraries. 


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Boiiowing^Prmle^es: 

Limited to staff and Smithsonian fellows. The public may borrow through interlibrary loan 
using their local public library or their university library. 

Networks /C onsortia; 

CIRLA, FEDLINK. Holdings are listed in OCLC. 

Ba ckground Note : 

Founded in 1965 with the merging of the library of the Bureau of American Ethnology and the 
Anthropology Department divisional collections. 

Des cription of C ollections 


Books and monographs: 

Unknown number of monographs on North and South American Indian religions. This 
collection was not consciously collected over the years, but became part of the collection because of its 
early focus on the study of the American Indian. Most materials relating to Native American Indian 
religions was collected by the Bureau of American Ethnology in the 19th and early 20th century. 
Collected for linguistic reasons, but helpful to the scholar of religion are Bibles, hymns, catechisms, 
and other religious materials in Native American languages. This collection heavily emphasizes history 
and anthropology. 


Subject He adings 

Bible-Versions-Native American languages; Catechisms-Native American languages; Hymns and 
hymnals—Native American languages; Indians of North America—Religion; Indians of South America— 
Religion 


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Smithsonian Institution Libraries 
Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology 

Address: 14th and Constitution Avenue NW 

NMAH 5016, MRC 630 
Washington, DC 20560 

Telephone Numbers: (202) 357-1577 Fax Number: (202) 633-9102 


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Contact Persons: 


William Baxter, Head, Special Collections Department 
Leslie Overstreet, Reference Librarian 


E-mail address: 


libmail@sil.si.edu 


Internet Catalog address: telnet to siris.si.edu or http://www.siris.si.edu 


Web site and URL address: http://www.sil.si.edu 


Access Policies 


RoursoLSexvice: 
Monday-Friday 


10:00 a.m.--4:30 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 


Yes 

Yes 


Photocopying is done by Library staff only and at the discretion of the Reference Librarian. 
Some volumes are too fragile to be copied. Books are not loaned through interlibrary loan, but the 
Library will copy up to 20 pages per volume if possible. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. The Library attempts to respond as time 
allows to questions from graduate-level and higher researchers who cannot find such materials 
elsewhere and who cannot come in person to DC to use the materials themselves. Staff time is 
extremely limited and the Library cannot undertake lengthy research. They are best able to provide 
bibliographic information and responses to specific, focused inquiries. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

CIRLA, FEDLINK. Holdings are listed in OCLC. 

Background JMote: 

See information in first Smithsonian Libraries entry. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 600 volumes dating from the 15th to the 20th centuries. 
Important highlights include Bibles as examples of European printing history, from early printings to 


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the Dove's edition; and Bibles in Native American languages. Examples include: New Testaments in 
Chippewa, Aleut, Mohawk, and other Native American languages, along with biblical texts and other 
related works. Most of these were done by missionaries of various denominations, generally in the 
19th century. A third highlight is the collection of American religious texts and hymns from the 18th 
and 19th centuries. Each of the mentioned collections have fewer than 50 volumes each. Most of the 
holdings are general philosophy and religion with major works in the history of European thought. 

The online catalog (SIRIS) includes all the general religion and philosophy books above. 
About half of the holdings in the first three collections are available via the card file in the Dibner 
Library. This will gradually change as materials awaiting cataloging are added to the online catalog. 


Subject Headings 


Bible; Bible-Versions-Native American languages; Hymns and hymnals; Religion-United States- 
History 


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Smithsonian Institution Libraries 
National Museum of African Art Branch Library 


Address: 


950 Independence Avenue SW 
NMAA, MRC 708 
Washington, DC 20560 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 357-4600 
ext. 286 


Fax Number: (202) 357-4879 


Contact Person: 


Janet Stanley, Librarian 


E-mail Address: 


libmail@sil.si.edu 


Internet Catalog Address: telnet to siris.si.edu or http://www.siris.si.edu 


Website URL: 


http://www.sil.si.edu 



Hours of Service: 
Monday-Friday 


9:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m. 


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Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 


Yes 

Yes 


ReferenceJ&licy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. 

Borrowin&JPrivileges: 

Limited to staff and Smithsonian fellows. The general public may borrow through interlibrary 
loan in their local public library or their university library. 

Networks/C ons ortia : 

CIRLA, FEDLINK. Holdings are listed in OCLC. 

BackgroundJNLote: 

See information in first Smithsonian Libraries entry. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 1,000 books, primarily 20th century imprints. Subject 
emphases include African religions, including works on indigenous belief systems and practices; 
syncretic religious movements; Christianity and Islam in Africa; Afro-Brazilian cults; Santeria; Vodun 
and other African religions in the New World. 

The online catalog covers these collections. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Approximately 50 journals. Religion is covered as one of many topics in African studies 
periodicals. The Library is currently working on an analytical index to these collections and has 
already entered over 10,000 records in the SIRIS catalog. The journal collection mirrors the subject 
areas found in the monograph collection. 

Microforms: 

Unknown quantity of microform. Highlights include the missionary archives on microfilm, 
including Church Missionary Society, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Basel 
Mission. These are primarily 19th and 20th century records. 

Vertical files: 

Approximately 20 files with 20th century dates. The strengths of this collection are in African 
religions, including works on indigenous belief systems and practices; syncretic religious movements; 
Christianity and Islam in Africa; Afro-Brazilian cults; Santeria; Vodun and other African religions in 


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the New World. Formats include offprints, pamphlets, brochures, and newspaper clippings. 

File folders are arranged by subjects. Contents are selectively indexed in the online catalog. 


Subject Headings 


African religions; African religions in the Americas; Ancestors-Religious aspects; Christian art- 
Africa; Christianity—Africa; Cults—Africa; Ethiopian Orthodox Church; Funeral rites and ceremonies- 
Africa; Islam—Africa; Islamic architecture—Africa; Islamic art—Africa; Magic—Africa; Masquerades— 
Africa; Missions and missionaries—Africa; Monasticism and religious orders—Ethiopia; Monasticism 
and religious orders, Coptic; Mythology; New religious movements; Religion in art-Africa; Religious 
art-Africa; Ritual-Africa; Santeria; Shrines-Africa; Spiritual healing-Africa; Witchcraft 


Bibliog ra p hy 


Catalog of the Library of the National Museum of African Art Branch of the Smithsonian Institution 
Libraries. 2 v. Boston, MA: G. K. Hall, 1991. 

Stanley, Janet L. The Arts of Africa: An Annotated Bibliography . Atlanta: African Studies Association 
Press for the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 1990- [Volume 1 began 1986-1987]. 


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Smithsonian Institution Libraries 
National Museum of American History Branch Library 


Address: 


14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW 
NMAH 5016, MRC 630 
Washington, DC 20560 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 357-2414 


Fax Number: (202) 357-4256 


Contact Person: 


Rhoda Ratner, Branch Librarian 


E-mail Address: 


libmail@sil.si.edu 


Internet Catalog Address: telnet to siris.si.edu or http://www.siris.si.edu 


Website URL: 


http: //www. sil. si. edu 


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Access Policies 


Hours oLService: 
Monday--Friday 


10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 


Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 


Reference .Policy: 

Telephone, mail and email reference questions are accepted from scholarly researchers, 
colleagues at other research institutions and the general public with serious queries. 

Borr owing Privilege s: 

Borrowing privileges are limited to members of the Smithsonian community holding valid 
Smithsonian Institution ID and Smithsonian Institution Libraries borrowing card. The public may 
borrow through interlibrary loan using their own public library or university library. 

Networks/Consortia: 

CIRLA, FEDLINK. Holdings are listed in OCLC. 

BackgroundJSLote: 

The Branch Library opened in 1965. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 350 volumes with publishing dates from the 1850s to the 
present. The focus of this collection is American religion, with an emphasis on churches. Southwestern 
missions (history and architectural history), some materials on American Jews and some materials on 
African American churches. 

The computer catalog covers all holdings. 

Microforms: 

Approximately seven titles which focus on American history. Many include materials of 
relevance to the history of religion. Collections of interest are the Black Abolitionist Papers , Papers of 
the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society , the Oral History Collection of Columbia University and 
Pamphlets in American History. 


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Subject Headings 

Church buildings; Mission buildings—Southwest United States; Missions and missionaries—Southwest 
United States; Religion-Southwest United States 

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Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Washington, D.C. 



Archives 

Address: 

5713 16th Street NW 

Washington, DC 20011 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 291-5532 Fax Number: (202) 291-3843 

Contact Person: 

Miriam Wiener, Archivist 

E-mail Address: 

dcbahai@msn. com 

Access Policies 

Hours oLService: 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


All research is done at the discretion of the governing body, the Spiritual Assembly of the 
Baha’is of Washington, D.C. Hours for research must be arranged in advance. 

Reference Policy: 

For telephone reference, call the Baha’i Center and leave a message with the Resident Manager 
for the Archivist to return the call. Reference inquiries by mail should be sent in care of the Archivist. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. All research work must be done on the premises. 

Networks / Consortia : 

None. 


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Background/Note: 

Baha’is were first in the Washington D.C./Maryland area by about 1896-1897. The Spiritual 
Assembly of the Baha’is of Washington, D.C. was incorporated in 1933-1934. 

Description of Collectio ns 


Books and monographs: 

The Archives holds an extensive collection of books and monographs dating from 1896 to the 
present, including a volume from the first World Congress of Religions in Chicago in 1893 (containing 
the first mention of the Baha’i faith in the United States); first editions of Baha’i scriptures in English; 
and many other works. 

There is no catalog for this collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Nine titles dating from 1908 to the present, including The American Baha'i (1919-present), 
Baha'i News (1919-present), Baha’i World (1925-present), the Baha’i children’s magazine Brilliant 
Star, the Australian Baha’i magazine Herald of the South, the Journal of Baha’i Studies, the Baha’i 
international magazines One Country, Star of the West (1908-1919), and World Order magazine. These 
contain scholarly articles and news items relating to the Baha’i faith in America and worldwide. 

There is no catalog for this collection. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Materials dating from 1896 to the present, including copies of tablets from ’Abdu’l Baha to 
individual believers and fledgling institutions of the Faith; copies of letters from Shoghi Effendi, 
Guardian of Baha’i Faith; numerous manuscripts by individual Baha’is; extensive holdings of Baha’i 
pamphlet literature (1910-present); and records, membership lists, correspondence, and financial and 
legal documents of the Spiritual Assembly of the of Washington, D.C. There is also a group of 
holdings called the "Small Collections" which feature some 200 or so Baha’is who gave exemplary 
service (teachers, lecturers, administrators, etc.). Some lived in Washington, others traveled through 
the city. 

There are finding aids for the collections, arranged chronologically and/or alphabetically. 

The present Archivist is Miriam Wiener, (703) 683-3751. Write or telephone her in care of the 
Washington, D.C. Baha’i Center. 

Note: Several area Baha’i communities (e.g. Greenbelt, Alexandria) maintain their own 
archives. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Recordings of Baha’i talks, presentations and events, and newsreels of the United States and 
international Baha’i activities, dating from 1975 to the present. 

There is no catalog for this collection. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Several paintings of ’Abdu’l Baha; photographs of ’Abdu’l Baha, including those taken while 
He visited in Washington, D.C. in 1912. These include houses where He stayed while here as well as 
churches, synagogues, and meeting halls where He spoke. There are hundreds of pictures of Baha’is, 
groups of Baha’is, Baha’i gatherings, and Baha’i meetings, etc., from 1940 to the present). 

Subject Headings 

’Abdu’l Baha, 1844-1921; Baha’i faith; Baha’i faith-Sacred books; Baha’is-Washington, D.C. 

Bibliography 

Preliminary Inventory of the Washington, D.C. Baha’i Archives. N.p., 1972. 


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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Archives 


Address: 


100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW 
Washington, DC 20024-2150 


Telephone Number: 


(202) 488-6113 


Fax Number: (202) 479-9726 


Contact Person: 


Henry Mayer, Chief Archivist 


E-mail Address: 


archives@ushmm.org 


Website URL: 


http: //www .ushmm. org/ 


Access Policies 


Hours of Service: 

Monday--Friday 

Federal holidays/Yom Kippur 


10:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 
Closed 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 

No 


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The Archives has a registration system. Users must have photoidentification to use the 
Archives. 

Refeienc_e_Policy: 

The Archives accepts limited telephone and mail reference questions. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending library. 

Networks/Consoitia: 

OCLC, FEDLINK, Association of Jewish Libraries, RLG. The Archives contributes its 
cataloging records to RLIN. 

Background Note: 

The Holocaust Memorial Council was established in 1980. The Archives was founded in 1989, 
and opened to the public in 1993. 


Description of Collections 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Archives has approximately two millions pages of documents and 4,000 rolls of microfilm 
as well as 5,200 oral histories on video and audiotape. The subject emphases of these collections focus 
on the Holocaust, victim groups including Jehovah's Witnesses, and the art, music and poetry relating 
to the Holocaust and religious persecution. One will also find the personal papers of survivors and 
liberators. 

A search engine covering much of the archival holdings is available on the World Wide Web at 
http://www.ushmm.org/access.htm. A partial listing of the Archives’ microfilm holdings is available at 
http: / /www. ushmm. org/misc-bin/ add_goback/ re search/archi ve/rg-04006. html. 

Vertical files: 

The Archives has about 100 boxes of recent newspaper clippings of articles and exhibit 
information related to the Holocaust. The vertical file is arranged alphabetically by subject. 

Subject Headings 

Anti-Semitism; Catholic Church; Germany-Religion-1933-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); 
Jehovah’s Witnesses--Nazi persecution; Jewish art; Jewish literature; Jewish music; Jewish poetry; 
Jewish refugees; Jews-Persecutions; Jews-Social life and customs; Judaism; Religious persecution 


The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum [Online]. Available HTTP. URL 
http://www.ushmm.org/. Accessed February 1997. 


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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 
Library 


Address: 

100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW 

Washington, DC 20024-2150 

Telephone Numbers: 

(202) 479-9717 Fax Number: (202) 479-9726 

Contact Person: 

Mark Ziomek, Director of the Library 

E-mail Address: 

mziomek@ushmm.org 

Website and URL: 

http: //www. ushmm. org / 

Access Policies 

Hours of Service: 

Every day 

Christmas/Yom Kippur 

10:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m., including Federal holidays 

Closed 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

No 


The Library has some restrictions on rare book photocopying. 

Reference Policy: 

The Library accepts limited telephone and mail reference questions. 

Borr owing Priv ileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

N etworks/Consortia: 

OCLC, FEDLINK, Association of Jewish Libraries, RLG. 

Background JSLote: 

The Holocaust Memorial Council was established in 1980. The Library was founded in 1989, 
and opened to the public in 1993. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library has 25,000 volumes with inclusive dates from ca. 1920 to the present. Subject 
highlights of this collection include the Holocaust, Judaism, religious persecution, the Catholic Church, 
Jehovah's Witnesses, and a representative collection of anti-Semitic literature. Of special note are 
memorial books written after the war by survivors describing the history of this time and offering 
memorials to people and places destroyed during the Nazi persecution. Also of note is a collection of 
rare Holocaust literature containing first-hand accounts written five to ten years after the Holocaust by 
survivors. 

This collection is covered by Endeavor's Voyager integrated library system. A search engine 
for library holdings is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ushmm.org/access.htm. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library has approximately 50 journal subscriptions which date from 1950 to the present. 
Most of these focus on the Holocaust. 

The computer catalog covers these titles. 

Microforms: 

The Library has approximately 200 film and fiche titles with a subject emphasis on Judaism and 
the Holocaust. Jewish periodicals and newspapers, including the newspaper from the Warsaw Ghetto 
and underground newspapers printed during the occupation years are included in this collection. 

Printed finding aids are available. 


Subject Headings 

Anti-Semitism; Catholic Church; Germany-Religion--1933-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); 
Jehovah's Witnesses-Nazi persecution; Jewish art; Jewish literature; Jewish music; Jewish poetry; 
Jewish refugees; Jews—Persecutions; Jews—Social life and customs; Judaism; Religious persecution 

Bibliography 

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum [Online]. Available HTTP. URL 
http://www.ushmm.org/. Accessed February 1997. 


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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 



Photo Archive 

Address: 

100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW 

Washington, DC 20024-2150 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 488-6108 

Contact Person: 

Genya Markon, Director, Photo Archive 

Website URL: 

http: //www. ushmm. org/ 

Access Policies 

HoursofService: 
Monday-Friday 

Federal holidays/Yom Kippur 

10:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

Closed 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 

Yes 

No 


Appointments are suggested for the Photo Archive. The Photo Archive can reproduce 
materials either owned by the Museum or in the public domain; fees are set to recover the cost of 
research and reproduction. 

Reference Policy: 

The Photo Archive accepts limited telephone and mail reference questions. 

BoixO-wing_Privile&es: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC, FEDLINK, Association of Jewish Libraries, RLG. 

Background JSLote: 

The Holocaust Memorial Council founded the Museum in 1980. The Photo Archive was 
founded in 1989, and opened to the public in 1993. 


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Description of Collections 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Over 50,000 images (about 35,000 prints, the rest photographs), gathered from more than 350 
archives and private sources and dating largely from 1933 to 1948. There is also a small selection of 
prewar materials from various Jewish communities in Europe. The Photo Archive maintains reciprocal 
arrangements with Yad Vashem and the Ghetto Fighters House in Israel, and the State Memorial 
Museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, in order to make available images from these institutions. 
Among the subjects covered in the collection are concentration camps and Jewish ghettos in Nazi- 
occupied Europe; anti-Semitism; deportations and executions; Jewish life in Nazi Germany and 
Austria; the life of Jewish refugees in China and Japan, Palestine/Israel, the United States, and 
elsewhere; and the persecution of Gypsies, homosexuals, and Jehovah’s Witnesses by the Nazis. 

A computer imaging system provides access to database records and digitized images by 
subject, geographic location, and keyword. Reproductions of digitized images are available for a fee. 

Subject Headings 

Anti-Semitism; Catholic Church; Germany-Religion-1933-1945; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); 
Jehovah’s Witnesses-Nazi persecution; Jewish art; Jewish literature; Jewish music; Jewish poetry; 
Jewish refugees; Jews-Persecutions; Jews-Social life and customs; Judaism; Religious persecution 

Bibliography 

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum [Online]. Available HTTP. URL 
http://www.ushmm.org/. Accessed February 1997. 


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Washington National Cathedral 
Archives 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 
E-mail Address: 


Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues NW 
Washington, DC 20016 

(202) 537-5550 Fax Number: (202) 364-6600 

Richard G. Hewlett, Historiographer 
rhe wlett@cathedral. org 


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Website URL: 


http: //www. cathedral. org/ 


Access Policies 


Kours_of_Semce: 

Tuesday and Thursday: 10:00 a.m.--2:30 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes, by appointment 


Yes 

No 


Personnel files and some recent files are not available to the public. 

ReferenceJPolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are answered for the public provided that inquiries are 
precise and can be answered without extensive research. 

Borr owing Privileg es: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/C onsoxtia: 

None. 

Background JSLole: 

The Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation was chartered by the United States Congress in 
1893. Construction of the cathedral itself was started in 1907 and was completed in 1990. The 
Cathedral is the seat of the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church and the bishop of the Episcopal 
Diocese of Washington. The cathedral is not an instrument of the federal government and receives no 
support from the federal government, the Diocese of Washington, or the Episcopal Church. Worship 
services in the cathedral are based on the liturgy of the Episcopal Church, but the Cathedral is open to 
other Christian denominations and other religions and is maintained as a house of prayer for all people. 

Researchers should note that there is no central register of genealogical data in the Episcopal 
Church. Such records are held by individual parishes. The only such data held by the Cathedral are 
baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials performed in the cathedral. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

This is a library of histories and reference works related to the history of the Cathedral and the 
Episcopal Church (500 volumes, open to the public) with inclusive publication dates from 1890 to 
1980. The archives also has in storage a collection of architectural and art books (approximately 
1,500 volumes), used for reference during design and construction of the cathedral These pertain 
primarily to Gothic architecture. This collection is not available for research at present. 

There is a computer catalog for both libraries, 1890-1980. 


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Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Archives holds Cathedral Age , a quarterly magazine, 1925-present. This journal describes 
activities of the cathedral and its associated schools: the National Cathedral School for girls, St. Albans 
School for boys, Beauvoir School, and the College of Preachers. Also contains occasional articles on 
other Episcopal and Anglican cathedrals and articles on conferences held in the cathedral on religious, 
ethical, economic, and social issues of national significance. 

A detailed computer index is available. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The central core of the Cathedral Archives is the manuscript collection, consisting of 52 record 
groups, 250 record storage boxes, and 6,600 folders. The collection documents the corporate, 
administrative, and public history of the cathedral, 1885-1990. 

A computerized inventory which can be searched by folder title and record date span is 
available for the entire collection. A new system, which incorporates key word searching, is being 
installed. 

The curator of the manuscript collection is Richard G. Hewlett, (202) 537-5550 
The archives is now processing the architectural and construction records generated during the 
83 years that the cathedral was under construction. The collection consists of 250 record storage boxes 
of correspondence and reports and approximately 50,000 architectural drawings. 

A rough preliminary inventory by storage box and map drawer exists on computer. Access is 
available only to cathedral staff. Scholars working on precisely limited subjects are occasionally 
granted access when working conditions permit. 

The curator of these records is Janet Dalberto, (202) 537-5629 

Microforms: 

Five of the 52 record groups noted in the Archives section have been microfilmed for 
document security purposes. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Four record groups in the main collection contain only photographs. Photos cover major 
events in the history of the cathedral since 1900. 

These record groups are included in the computerized inventory. 

The photo curator is Jesse Wilson, (202) 537-8981. 

Subject Headings 

Bratenahl, George C. F., 1862-1939; Callaway, Paul, 1909-1985; Christian art; Church architecture; 
Church buildings; Church music; Councils and synods; Creighton, William Forman, 1909-1987; 
Dirksen, Richard Wayne, 1921- ; Dun, Angus, 1892-1971; Ecumenical movement; Education and 
religion; Episcopal Church-Clergy; Feller, Richard T., 1919-; Freeman, James Edward, 1866-1943; 
Harding, Alfred, 1852-1923; Liturgy; Perry, Charles Austin, 1928- ; Preaching; Religion and state. 


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Religious art; Religious biography; Ritual; Sacraments; Satterlee, Henry Yates, 1843-1908; Sayre, 
Francis Bowes, Jr., 1915- ; Sermons; Theological education; Walker, John Thomas, 1925-1989; 
Women and religion; Worship 

Bibliography 

Inventory of Washington Cathedral Archives. Historical Records Survey, Work Progress 
Administration. Washington, DC: Works Progress Administration, 1930. [Outdated but contains 
valuable historical information.] 



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Washington National Cathedral 

Rare Book Library 

Address: 

Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues NW 

Washington, DC 20016-5098 

Telephone Numbers: 



Rare Book Library: (202) 537-6262 Fax Number: (202) 364-6611 

Cathedral Information 

Systems Program: (202) 537-8985 Fax Number: (202) 364-6611 


Contact Person: 

Margaret Shannon, Curator (Volunteer) 

Constance Koch, Rare Book Librarian (Volunteer) 

Charles S. Tidball, M.D., Manager, Cathedral Information 
Systems Program (Volunteer) 

E-mail Address: 

mshannon@cathedral. org 
ctidball@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu 

Website URL: 

http: //www. cathedral. org/ 

Access Policies 

Hours of Sendee: 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes, by permission 

No 


All consultation is by prior appointment only. Researchers must demonstrate their need to 


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consult the specific collections in the Cathedral Rare Book Library. Most materials may be 
photocopied. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. The Cathedral Rare Book Library 
answers queries as time permits. There is no material in the library useful for genealogical research. 

BoxrowingJBmdleges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

None. 

Background Note: 

Washington National Cathedral was chartered by the United States Congress in 1893. The 
cornerstone was laid in 1907 and the completed Cathedral was consecrated in September 1990. The 
Cathedral Library was established in the 1920s; the Rare Book Library Wing opened in 1965. A full¬ 
time librarian maintained the collections until 1978. Since then, it has been staffed intermittently. 
Since 1992, volunteer professionals have maintained the library, inventorying the collections and 
cataloguing electronically. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Rare Book Library contains 10,000 monographs which date from 1474 to the present. 
Approximately half of these are related to religion. Strengths of this collection are many and include: 
the Holy Bible Collection; Miniature Bible Collection; Book of Common Prayer Collection (1549 to 
present); and a number of works in the following areas: the writings of Saint Jerome; sacred books 
from many faiths; images of the Virgin Mary in art; religious tracts; Christian art of all kinds; a large 
collection of books on cathedrals world-wide and one of the most comprehensive prayer book 
collections in the United States. 

There are two major music collections: The Canon Charles Winfred Douglas (1867-1944) 
Collection of hymnology and music contains hymnals, with or without music, including metrical 
psalters; psalters for chanting the Psalms; works on hymnology and church music; chant and tune 
books containing no more than the first stanzas of hymns; works on liturgies; plainsong studies; 
plainsong editions; music theory; choral music; organs and organ music; publications of Charles 
Winfred Douglas; and publications prepared in connection with the Episcopal Joint Commission on 
Church Music. 

Included in the Douglas Collection are hymnals from the library of the Rev. John Sebastian 
Bach (1839-1915) founder of the choir-school and rector of St. Paul’s Church, Baltimore; hymnals and 
chant books from the collection of the Cathedral’s first organist choirmaster, Edgar Priest (1878-1935); 
hymnals from the private library of his brother-in-law, the Right Reverend G. Mott Williams (1857- 
1923), Bishop of Marquette and member of the Joint Commission which prepared the Episcopal 
Hymnal of 1916. 


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The George C. Stebbins Memorial Collection of gospel-song material consists of over 1200 
hymnals and tunebooks largely of American imprint, dating from the mid-18th century. These 
materials focus on the Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey movement. It contains a complete file of the 
compositions of P.P. Bliss (1838-1876) and of George C. Stebbins (1846-1945). Included are over a 
hundred notebooks in which Stebbins had pasted separate copies of individual gospel-songs in 
alphabetical order, culled from songbooks published during his long career. 

The Samuel Sitgreaves Collection given by Mary Jesup Sitgreaves in memory of her parents 
Col. Lorenzo and Lucy Jesup Sitgreaves, includes 1200 books on every subject. These were collected 
by Samuel Sitgreaves (1764-1824) a Federalist member of the Fifth Congress. About 15% of this 
collection is related to religion. Another important collection is the General Thomas Sidney Jesup 
Collection, given by Violet Blair Janin in memory of her mother Mary Jesup Blair, daughter of the 
Quartermaster General of the United States Army, 1818-1860. Both Libraries are what one would call 
today the libraries of distinguished gentlemen and include much on religion, an important area of study 
for the time. In the latter two collections one may find works on such topics as Bible history. Church 
fathers, hymnals, individual church histories, and some maps of Bible regions. 

There are two reference collections: one for Rare Books and one for use by docents and 
cathedral volunteers preparing lectures and tours. 

All items in all collections are listed in a ProCite database. A printed catalogue is in the 
library reference materials. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

This collection includes a number of important journals such as The Washington Theological 
Repertory and Churchman's Guide, published in Washington from 1819-1830 and the Journal of the 
Proceedings of the General Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate State of 
America, Held in St. Paul's Church , Autusta, G4.,1863 and a complete set of The Cathedral Age, 
published by the National Cathedral Association beginning Easter 1925. 

All periodicals are listed in a ProCite database. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Works from the 18th to 20th centuries are available in this collection. Highlights include four 
holograph letters from the Rt. Rev. Thomas Claggett (1743-1816), first Bishop of Maryland (1792) and 
first United States Senate Chaplain in the new Capitol (1800). Other highligts are part of collections. 
The Presidential Papers Collection includes letters (autographed and typed) to the bishops of 
Washington from Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, and transcripts of 
correspondence between the Bishops of Washington and the presidents of the United States from 
William McKinley to Bill Clinton. The Carson Collection of Bishops contains autographed or typed 
letters, signed, from every Episcopal Bishop in America and in the English-speaking Anglican 
Communion. The Samuel Sitgreaves letter copybook (1800-1824) includes records of his transactions 
as a book collector and as a prominent lawyer in Easton, Pennsylvania. (This letter copybook acts as a 
provenance source for some works in his book collection.). This manuscript collection also contains the 
correspondence files of presidential libraries and presidential descendants from the 1969 Cathedral Rare 
Book Library exhibition, "Presidential Inaugural Bibles" (1789-1969). 

There is no catalog for these collections. Please see the Curator. 


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Maps: 


Some atlas and individual maps in the Samuel Sitgreaves and Thomas Sidney Jesup Collections 
covering the lands of the Bible. 

The ProCite database covers this collection. 

Vertical files: 

One horizontal file cabinet with inclusive dates from 1896 to the present. This collection has 
research files on the Cathedral, (e.g. Cathedral fabric, stained glass, wrought iron) as well as on all 
American Episcopal Bishops from 1786 to the present. There is also a strong collection of brochures 
and service leaflets from the Cathedral which gives much interesting history. 

The vertical file is organized by subject with a finding aid in the drawer. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

This collection includes a number of important paintings: portraits of George Washington by 
Gilbert Stuart (ca. 1800) and Rembrandt Peale (after March 1853), a portrait of the Right Reverend 
Samuel Provoost by Thomas Spence Duche (1786-7); the Right Reverend William White by Thomas 
Sully (Nov. 1814); the Right Reverend Henry Yates Satterlee, Brigadier General Thomas Sidney Jesup 
by Charles Bird King (ca. 1818-19); Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud by Henry Stone (ca. 
1636) after Van Dyck; and the Honorable Samuel Sitgreaves by Charles F.B. St. Memin (1798); 
“Madonna and Child” by Girolamo del Pacchia; and original brush drawings by African American 
artist Allan Rohan Crite (b. 1910) for Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? published by 
Harvard University Press, 1944. 

There are also photographs or engravings of every American Episcopal Bishop from 1786 to 
the present. A vertical file folder exists for each portrait. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

The Washington National Cathedral Information Systems Program : This program consists of 
two extensive databases, the Cathedral Art Database and the Dramatis Personce Database. Together, 
these databases include over 2,500 entries, recording not only works of art in stone, wood, 
needlework, glass, and iron, but also important persons such as benefactors, artists, architects, and 
clergy. Extensive research is done on each work or person. This information is then condensed into a 
single page of text using more than 30 standard information categories. The retrieval capabilities are 
based on full-text support, i.e. every major word in each document is an entry point to that document. 
The database includes several hundred graphic images, some in color. The Program is meant to assist 
clergy, students, and visitors and to act as a comprehensive repository of information on the 
Washington National Cathedral. 


Subject Headings 

Bible; Cathedrals; Christian art; Christian biography; Church buildings-Washington, D.C.; Church 
decoration and ornament; Church music; Clergy; Gospel music; Prayer; Religious art; Religious tracts; 


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Ritual; Sacred books; Saints; Satterlee, Henry Yates, 1843-1908; Sermons; Symbolism; Virgin Mary- 
Art; Washington National Cathedral 

Bibliography 

Ellinwood, Leonard Webster, 1905-1995. To Praise God; the Life and Work of Charles Winfred 
Douglas. New York; Hymn Society, 1958. 

Cathedral Age . Washington, DC: National Cathedral Association, 1925-. 



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Washington Theological Union 

Library 

Address: 

6896 Laurel Street NW 

Washington, DC 20012 

Telephone Numbers: 
Reference 
Circulation: 

(202) 541-5208 Fax Number: (202) 726-1716 

(202) 541-5204 

Contact Person: 

Dr. John Hanson, Library Director 

E-mail Address: 

jhanson@umd5.umd.edu orjohnh@wtc.edu 

Internet Catalog address: 

catalog on web site 

Website URL: 

http: //www. wtc. edu/ 

Access Policies 

HoursjoLSendce: 
Monday-Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

8:00 a.m.--10:00 p.m. 

8:00 a.m.-- 5:00 p.m. 

9:30 a.m.-- 4:30 p.m. 

1:00 p.m.-- 5:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

Yes 


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Use of the Library of the Washington Theological Union is restricted to its own students and 
faculty, as well as the students and faculty of the member schools of the Washington Theological 
Consortium. Others may use the library by appointment only. 

ReferencePolicy: 

Serious research questions are accepted by telephone, mail, and e-mail. 


Not a lending library beyond its primary constituencies. 


Netw orks/Consort ia: 

OCLC, Washington Theological Consortium. 


BackgroundJsLote: 

Founded in 1968 by a coalition of Roman Catholic religious orders of men (e.g., Order of 
Friors Minor, O.F.M. Conv., Augustinians, Carmelites), it was legally incorporated in Maryland in 
1969. It relocated to Washington, DC in 1996 and is accredited by the Association of Theological 
Schools in the United States and Canada, District of Columbia Department of Education, and the 
Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 75,000 volumes with inclusive dates from 1751 to the 
present. An ecumenically Catholic theological collection, its subject emphases include Franciscana, 
Carmelitana, Augustiniana, and Newmaniana. Beyond this, the Library houses the separate, non- 
integrated, 30,000 volume (books and journals) collection of the American Academy of Franciscan 
History, which specializes in documenting the activities of Franciscans in the Americas and covers 
broader political, economic, and historical developments in that area as well. Finally, the library also 
houses and is in the process of integrating substantial selections from the 100,000 volume library of the 
now closed Conventional Franciscan seminary, St. Anthony-on-Hudson, in Rensselaer, New York. 

A computer catalog covers the core collection and most items from the other two libraries 
noted above. A card catalog temporarily covers the unconverted records and a complete computer 
catalog will soon be available. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

475 current subscriptions, and over 25,000 volumes of serial publications from the 19th and 
20th centuries. The profile of the periodical collection is the same as that of the monograph collection: 
ecumenically Catholic, with strong coverage, in many languages, of Franciscana, Carmelitana, and 
Augustiniana. Journal titles and holdings are also found in the computer catalog. In addition, the 
library maintains in its book depository substantial bound backfiles of journals from the St. Anthony- 
on-Hudson collection. These backfiles will not be integrated into the collection, but are readily 
available, and will be documented in a computer catalog. 


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Video and sound recordings: 

The Library maintains a small collection of non-print media which serves the teaching activity 
of the faculty. 

Vertical files: 

Three, four-drawer cabinets of vertical files which date from 1950 to the present. This 
collection includes pamphlets and small books on Catholicism and current activities and interests within 
the modem Church: missions, peace and justice, abortion, etc.. 

The collection is organized alphabetically by subject. It is not cataloged, except for additions 
made after 1993. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Religion Database on CD-ROM ; Catholic Desktop Library, Catholic Periodical Index on 
CD-ROM ; Oxford English Dictionary; Quickverse; and several dictionaries and encyclopedias. 

Subject Headings 

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 350-430 A.D.; Augustinians; Carmelites; Catholic Church; 
Catholic Church-History; Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226; Franciscans; Newman, John Henry, 
Cardinal, 1801-1890; Newmanians 


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Wesley Theological Seminary 
Library 


Address: 4500 Massachusetts Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20016 

Telephone Number: (202) 885-8695 

Access Policies 

The Wesley Theological Seminary Library is a private library. Access and services may be 
restricted. 


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Whitefriars Hall 

Order of Carmelites Library 

Address: 

600 Webster Street NE 

Washington, DC 20017 

Telephone Number: 

(202) 526-1221 Fax Number: (202) 526-9217 

ext 201 

Contact Person: 

Father Patrick McMahon, O. Carm., Librarian 

E-mail Address: 

pmcmahon@capcon. net 

Website URL: 

http: //www. capcon.net/carmel/ 

Access Policies 

Hoursof Service: 
Monday-Friday 

9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

Yes 


The library is located in a monastery and is open to the public doing serious research. It is 
available to users any day during the equivalent of business hours; however, appointments must be 
made ahead of time for use of the library. Photocopying is conditional on the age and condition of the 
book. Books must be consulted on site but are also available by interlibrary loan. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone, mail reference questions are accepted from any student looking for information on 
the Carmelite Order and/or Carmelites. 

Borrowing ^Pri vile ge s: 

Not a lending library, however interlibrary loan is available. 

Networks/Consoxtia: 

OCLC. The Carmelite Library has a friendly relationship with the Washington Theological 
Consortium through the Washington Theological Union. Holdings are being added to OCLC. About 
one-third is now available. 


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Background Note: 

Founded by Joachim Smet in 1940. 

Description of C ollections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds 12,000 book titles with publications dating from 1502 to the present. The 
emphasis of the collection is Catholic literature dealing with the Carmelite Order, Carmelites and 
Catholic spirituality and mysticism. Important figures and writers represented in these works include 
St. John of the Cross, Edith Stein, and St.Therese of Lisieux. 

The card catalog covers this entire collection 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

87 current subscriptions; 1,500 bound volumes. Inclusive dates, 1876 to date. The emphasis 
of the collection is Catholic, exclusively Carmelite. 

Microforms: 

109 microfilms dealing with the Catholic Church and the Carmelite Order. These include 
Carmelite registers of priors general and other records. The library is currently working on increasing 
and expanding their manuscript collections by approximately 100 items per year by obtaining filmed 
medieval manuscripts on the Carmelite tradition including breviaries, liturgical books and account 
books of medieval monasteries. 

Video and sound recordings: 

100 videotapes with an emphasis on Catholicism and the Carmelite Order. The collection is 
growing. 


SnbjecUieadings 

Carmelites; Catholic Church; John of the Cross, Saint, 1542-1591; Mysticism; Spanish Renaissance 
literature; Spirituality-Catholic Church; Stein, Edith, 1891-1942; Teresa, of Avila, 1515-1582; 
Therese, de Lisieux, Saint, 1873-1897 


Bibliography 

Smet, Joachim, and Gervase Toelle, comps. Catalog of the Carmelitana Collection, 'Whitefriars Hall. 
Chicago: Carmelite Press, 1959. [2371 titles.] 


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Woodstock Theological Center 
Library 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Persons: 


RoursjoLSendce: 
Monday-Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Georgetown University 
3700 "O" Street NW 
Washington, DC 20057-1006 

(202) 687-7513 Fax Number: (202) 687-5835 

Joseph Tylenda, Librarian 

Paul S. Osmanski, Assistant Librarian 

Access Policies 


8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 


Yes 

Yes 

No 


Most materials may be photocopied, excluding materials in Special Collections. 

RefereuceJBolicy: 

Telephone and mail ready-reference questions are answered. Queries received by mail are 
answered if accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Since there are no archives, 
genealogical questions are not answered. Long-distance telephone calls are not returned. 


Bortowing^Privilege s: 

Faculty, students and staff may borrow books. Members of the public may borrow only with 
the permission of the Director. 

Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC, ATLA, Catholic Library Association. Holdings after 1988 are listed in OCLC. 


BackgroundJSLote: 

Founded in 1869 as the library for the seminary operated by the Society of Jesus in Woodstock, 
Maryland. 


Books and monographs: 


Description of Collections 


The collection holds 193,000 volumes dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries, with several 


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books from the 15th century. Its Jesuitica collection, containing Jesuit spirituality, history, educational 
philosophy and documentation, is unparalleled. Its biblical studies collection is one of the finest in any 
one library. 17,5000 volumes of the 193,000 make up the Rare Book collection, which is one of the 
most outstanding theological rare book collections in the United States. Rare volumes include the 
Spiritual Exercises of St. Loyola (1548), a complete set of the catalogs of the provinces of the Society 
of Jesus dating back to the restoration of the Society of Jesus in the early 19th century, two block books 
from the early days of the Society of Jesus in China (1670, 1700), and a first edition of the Book of 
Mormon by Joseph Smith. Woodstock's Judaica collection includes not only a wealth of basic 
scriptural texts, reference books, and other background reading, but rare items such as an illuminated 
Jewish marriage document (1790) and an early 19th-century Torah. 

Holdings after 1988 are on computer. All earlier holdings are in the card catalog. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

700 periodical subscriptions; 850 titles from the 19th and 20th centuries. Subject emphases of 
this collection are Catholic and Protestant theology, liturgy, church history, Bible, biblical studies, 
Judaism, the Reformation, philosophy, and patristics. 

The Washington Theological Consortium List acts as a guide to the titles in this collection. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

George B. Barbour collection, 1,500 items with inclusive dates of 1928-1972. This collection 
contains 200 photocopies of letters from Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, typescripts of 2 lectures, 150 
photographs, and 900 clippings, along with pamphlets and articles regarding Teilhard de Chardin. 

There is an in-house directory to this collection. 

Microforms: 

Over 3,000 microforms which reflect the subject emphases of the books collection. The 
collection is made up primarily of texts and journals containing items such as the Woodstock Letters and 
L'Osservatore Romano along with other newspapers from Rome. 

Vertical files: 

575 vertical files from the 20th century. These again reflect the interests and emphases in the 
books collection. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources 

ATLA Religion Database on CD-ROM; Bible on CD-Rom; Old Testament Abstracts; Catholic 
Periodical Index; St. Thomas Aquinas Opera Omnia. 


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SubjectJEIeadings 

Apologetics; Bible; Biblical studies; Catholic Church; Christian biography; Church history; Councils 
and synods; Dogmatic theology; Gospels; Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556; Jesuits; Judaism; 
Missions and missionaries; Moral theology; Patristics; Pauline theology; Prayer; Reformation; Religion 
and state; Sacraments; Saints; Spirituality; Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre, 1881-1955; Thomas Aquinas, 
Saint, ca. 1225-1274; Virgin Mary; Worship 


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Archdiocese of Baltimore Archives 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


Hours oLSenrice: 
Monday-Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


320 Cathedral Street 
Baltimore, MD 21201 

(410) 547-5443 

Rev. Paul K. Thomas, Archivist 
Access Policies 


10:00 a.m.--6:00 p.m. 


By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Although processed materials are generally open to all researchers fifty years after the death of 
an archbishop, some materials are restricted or closed in accord with "Guidelines for Access to 
Diocesan Archivists" (issued by the Association of Catholic Diocesan Archivists). 

RefexenceJBolicy: 

Telephone and mail questions are answered. Researchers are expected to do their own work, 
but attention is given to specific and easily checked questions. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

Association of Diocesan Archivists; Baltimore History Network. 


BackgroundJNoie: 

The Diocese/Archdiocese of Baltimore was established in 1789. Bishop/Archbishop John 
Carroll, first U.S. Catholic bishop (1789-1815), was a meticulous record-keeper, and his administration 
alone accounts for over 3,000 documents. The Archives of the Archdiocese of Baltimore was 
previously known as the Baltimore Cathedral Archives. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 1,000 books, mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries. Highlights include 
histories of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and of other dioceses; biographies of Archbishops of 
Baltimore, other bishops, and Baltimore-related saints; published pastorals of archbishops; published 
decrees of councils; anniversary booklets for Maryland Catholic parishes; national and local Catholic 
directories. 

There is no catalog for these materials. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

3 current subscriptions, 6 titles total: The Catholic Historical Review (1963-present, incomplete 
before 1980); the Baltimore Archdiocesan newspapers. The Catholic Mirror (1850-1908; on microfilm) 
and The Catholic Review (1913-present; on microfilm); The Metropolitan (1853-1857); U.S. Catholic 
Historian (1980-present); U.S. Catholic Magazine (1842-1848). 

There is a limited and somewhat informal card catalog for The Catholic Review from the 1930s 
through the 1980s. Information on The Catholic Mirror and The Metropolitan and U.S. Catholic 
Magazine can be found in Willging/Hatzfeld's Catholic Serials of the Nineteenth Century in the United 
States (Second Series, Part Eleven; Maryland and DC). 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence and oral histories: 

Approximately 1,000 linear feet of materials from 1745 to the present. These include letters 
and documents of Baltimore archbishops, Baltimore councils, etc.; papal bulls and letters; presidential 
letters from Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Roosevelts and others; Latrobe drawings of the old 
Baltimore cathedral; chancery records; parish reports; and priest files. There are also original 
sacramental records of five closed Baltimore churches (available on microfilm at the Maryland State 
Archives) and deeds to all churches within the archdiocese of Baltimore. This collection of documents 
provides a basic foundation for Catholic history in the U.S., since Baltimore (the first U.S. diocese) 
served as the Catholic ecclesiastical capital of the country until the 20th century. 

There are extensive card catalogs for the main collection, arranged alphabetically by name of 
correspondent with each archbishop, and individual in-house finding aids for some special collections. 
These include the John Carroll papers, Elizabeth Seton's letters, Benjamin Latrobe's drawings, and 
U.S. presidential correspondence. 

Microforms: 

Approximately 800 microforms. They include the following: 

100 microfilm reels of archival collections (1745-1877) 

125 microfilm reels of local Catholic newspapers (1850-present) 

575 microfilm reels of parish sacramental records (1770-present) 


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The last of these items are not available to genealogists, who must use the duplicate films 
available at Maryland State Archives. 

For catalog information, please see notes above under Periodical and Manuscript sections of 
this entry. 

Vertical files: 

The files cover a range of Catholic topics, including black Catholics and Father Gallitzin; there 
are also parish files with folders on individual Catholic churches in Maryland. 


Subject Headings 

Carroll, John, Archbishop, 1735-1815; Catholic Church-Clergy-Maryland-Baltimore; Catholic 
Church-Clergy-United States; Catholic Church-Maryland-Baltimore-History; Catholic Church- 
United States-History; Councils and synods-Maryland-Baltimore; Councils and synods-United 
States; Gibbons, James, Cardinal, 1834-1921; Latrobe, Benjamin, 1764-1820; Seton, Elizabeth Ann, 
Saint, 1774-1821 


Bibliography 

Ellis, John Tracy. "A Guide to the Baltimore Catholic Archives." Catholic Historical Review. Vol. 32 
(October 1946): pp. 341-360. 

Hamer, Philip M. A Guide to Archives and Manuscripts in the United States. New Haven, CT: Yale 
University Press, 1961. 

Library of Congress. National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections. Washington, DC: The 
Library of Congress, 1961-1993. 


MD-2 


Baptist Convention of Maryland - Delaware 
Baptist Center History Library 


Address: 10255 Old Columbia Road 

Columbia, MD 21046-1716 

Telephone Number: 1-800-466-5290 ext. 234 

410-667-9169 (home number to make appointments) 


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Contact Person: 


Maryan Brown, Archivist 
Access Policies 


Hours.oLS.ervice: 
Tuesday-Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


9:00 a.m.--4:00 p.m. 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Photocopying is limited and there is a charge. Librarian works one day a week and must be 
present the first time a researcher comes to use the library. 

RefexenceJPolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. Long distance telephone calls are not 
returned. The Baptist Center History Library cannot do in-depth research, but will answer questions 
that take one half-hour or less if the researcher sends a self-addressed, stamped envelope. They will 
also specify related materials on researcher's topic. 


Not a lending institution. 


Networks/Consortia: 
None. 


Background JNote: 

The Maryland Baptist Union Association (MBUA) was formed on October 27, 1836, by six 
churches in Maryland and one church in the District of Columbia to “advance the cause of true religion 
in Maryland and that part of the District of Columbia north of the Potomac.” MBUA became the 
Baptist Convention of Maryland in 1960 and then the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware in 
1984. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 200 books primarily from the 19th and 20th centuries with scattered earlier 
printings. Subject areas covered include Baptist history, Southern Baptists, Maryland Baptist history, 
Delaware Baptist history, history of individual Baptist churches in Maryland and Delaware, Baptist 
biography, Baptist doctrine, and Baptist missionary biography representing 200 years of mission. Of 
special note is a Martin Luther translation of the Bible printed in 1546. The History Library also has a 
small but good collection of hymnals from the 1840s to the present. Most are Baptist hymnals, 
particularly Maryland hymnals, but other denominations are also represented. 


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There is a card catalog by subject, and a minister's service catalog for 1837-1989. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Approximately 96 linear feet of serials, newspapers, annuals, and minutes with inclusive dates 
from 1800 to the present. Six journals form the core of the serial titles: Maryland/Delaware Baptist 
Life (previously called Maryland Baptist,Baptist True Union ; 1800s to present); Baptist History and 
Heritage (1965 to present); Baptist Heritage Update (1985 to 1996); Baptist Convention of 
Maryland/Delaware minutes (1836 to present); Southern Baptist Convention Annuals/Minutes (1860s to 
present); Maryland/Delaware Association newsletters (1900s to present - scattered dates). 

Collection highlights include Baptist state and national news; SBC history articles; church 
archive information; church statistical information and reports of convention agencies and business 
transacted at annual meeting of the state Baptist Convention; statistical information, agency reports, and 
business transacted at annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention; statistical information and 
promotional material for church and association events. Of particular note are Maryland Baptist 
convention minutes from 1836 and local Baptist Association Minutes 1920 to present (scattered dates). 

Baptist Life offices (in another area of the Baptist Center building) have both a card and 
computer subject index. The History Library has date and volume listings. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Approximately 60 linear feet of archival material with inclusive dates from 1836 to the present. 
Highlights of this collection include church records and minutes primarily from defunct Southern 
Baptist churches in Maryland; records of the Woman's Missionary Union of Maryland/Delaware 
(formerly known as Woman’s Mission to Woman, the Maryland Baptist Home Mission Society, the 
Maryland Baptist State Mission Society, and the Maryland Baptist Foreign Mission Society); Rev. 
Joseph Mettam Marriage Records 1836-1883, which contains marriage records for many slaves and 
free blacks; Dr. Richard Fuller sermons 1846-1876; Rev. Lawrence A. Free sermons (300 plus); 
Executive Secretary Files for Joseph Watts, Roy Gresham, and Ken Lyles; Baltimore Church Extension 
Society Files; Baptist Foundation Minutes; miscellaneous information from the Maryland Baptist 
College; Baptist Family Children’s Aid Society Minutes from 1900s to 1989; United Baptist Women 
files 1950s-90s (inter-racial group); and a transcript of oral history by Dr. Clyde Atkins, pastor Eutaw 
PlaceAVoodbrook Baptist Church, Baltimore. 

There is an author/title card catalog for these collections. 

Microforms: 

Approximately 85 microforms which include newspapers, papers, minutes, and scrapbooks. 
Highlights of the collection include the following: the Virginia Baptist Religious Herald 1828-1900; 
Minutes Baltimore Baptist Association 1793-1836; Minutes Maryland Baptist Union Association 1837- 
1958; Saters Baptist Church/Genealogy; Maryland Baptist State papers 1849- present (scattered early 
dates); Local Baptist Associations; Woman’s Baptist Home Mission Society of Maryland Minutes 1886- 
1911; First Baptist Church of Baltimore scrapbooks 1776-1960s; Gunpowder Baptist Church Minutes 
1806-1966; Woman’s Mission to Woman Minutes 1872-1898. 

There is an author/title/subject card catalog for this collection. 


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Maps: 


Approximately 35 maps from the 19th and 20th centuries, primarily in books. Highlights 
include a map describing the location of churches (see Maring, A Denominational History of Maryland 
Baptists 1742-1882 ); as well as a 1986 150th Anniversary map location of churches; and a SBC 
Historical Sites map. 

There is often a listing in the card catalog for these maps. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Approximately 40 videotapes with inclusive dates from 1982 to present. Highlights of the 
collection include films on the Rwanda Mission Partnership; SBC History Collecting Series; Dr. Roy 
Gresham; Baptist Beliefs; and BCM/D Promotion tapes. The primary focus of this collection is 
overseas Baptist missions. 

These tapes are listed in the card catalog. Other departments in the Baptist Center also have 
mission and teaching tapes. Printed catalogs are available. 

Vertical files: 

15 file cabinet drawers with inclusive dates from the 1800s to the present. Subjects include 
biographical information about pastors and lay people of the Baptist Church, data on Baptist churches, 
denominational programs and agencies, and miscellaneous files on the Woman's Missionary Union. 

The files are organized alphabetical by subject areas with some help in subject card catalog. 

Paintings, photographs, slides and prints: 

Approximately 200 to 300 photographs, with inclusive dates from 1870 to the present. Many 
are uncataloged. Highlights include photographs and some glass plates (1890s) of Baptist churches and 
Baptist pastors, Baptist mission work, and Baptist missionaries. 

The card catalog covers some of this collection. The librarian will be helpful with the 
uncataloged material. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

Artifacts from the Women’s Missionary Union including the Armstrong gavel, Armstrong 
dresses, and prayer altar. There are also missionary artifacts such as craft items from various 
continents. 


SubjectJIeadings 

Armstrong, Annie Walker, 1850-1938; Baptist Church-Clergy; Baptist Church-Delaware-History; 
Baptist Church-History; Baptist Church-Maryland-History; Bible-Versions-Luther; Christian 
biography-Baptist; Church buildings-Baptist; Church music-Baptist; Church work with orphans- 
Baptist; Church work with the aged-Baptist; Dixon, A.C., 1854-1925; Fundamentalism; Hymns and 


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hymnals; Marriage records—African American; Missions and missionaries—Baptist; Religious 
education-Southem Baptist; Sermons; Southern Baptist Convention; Sunday schools-Baptist; Woman’s 
Missionary Union-Southern Baptist Convention-History; Woman’s Missionary Union-Maryland- 
History; Women and religion 


Bibliography 


Hollowak, Thomas L., ed. Baltimore’s Past: A Directory of Historical Sources. Baltimore, MD: 
History Press, 1995. 

Kanely, Edna Agatha. Directory of Maryland Ministers and the Maryland Churches They Served 1634- 
1990. 2 v. Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1991. 

May, Lynn E., Jr., comp. /ed. International Directory of Baptist Archives /Libraries. McLean, V A: 
Baptist World Alliance, Commission on Baptist Heritage, 1990. 


MD-3 


Carmelite Monastery 
Library and Archives 


Address: 


1318 Dulaney Valley Road 
Baltimore, MD 21286 


Telephone Number: 


(410) 823-7415 


Fax Number: (410) 823-7418 


Contact Persons: 


Sr. Constance FitzGerald, Archivist 
Sr. Colette Ackerman, Librarian 


E-mail address: 


carmelit@erols.com 


Access Policies 


Hoursof Service: 
Monday, Tuesday, 


Thursday, Friday 2:00-4:00 p.m. 


Library: 

Open to the public: 


No 


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Archives: 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrarv Loan 


By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Although it should be noted that records from 1648-1961 are available on microfilm at the 
Maryland Hall of Records in Annapolis and could preferably be utilized there, the archives/rare books 
are open to scholars and students above high school age doing research. A description of the project 
and of materials desired, a letter of recommendation from academic institution, and photo 
identification, with current address, are required. Since this is not a public library, someone will not 
always be available during "hours of service" but will return calls. There is a minimal cost for 
photocopying. 

The library is generally not open to the public: the archives are open to the public by 
appointment. 

Refeience_Policy: 

The archives/rare books library accepts telephone questions tht can be answered quickly during 
hours of service from students and scholars. Microfilm copies of archival records are available at the 
Maryland Hall of Records in Annapolis for extensive research and generally it is recommended that 
this source be used first, since the part-time archivist or librarian at the monastery will not do research 
for inquirers. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

At the present time the Library and Archives belong to no networks or consortia, but may 
belong to networks in future. 

Background Note: 

The Monastery Library was founded in 1790 by Sisters Bemardina Matthews. Clare Joseph 
Dickinson. Aloysia Matthews, and Eleanora Matthews. They brought approximately 1300 volumes as 
well as foundational documents to the foundation in Port Tobacco from English-speaking Carmelite 
monasteries in Antwerp and Hoogstraet. The size and variety of these books were unusual for a group 
of women and spoke of their literacy and education. The oldest book, a New Testament, is dated 
1582. The Library and Archives are significant because they trace the history of the oldest continuous 
community of religious women in the original thirteen states. This is a community’ whose first 
members were Americans from the oldest Anglo-Catholic families of Southern Maryland. The Library 
and Archives were moved with the community’ to Baltimore City, Aisquith Street in 1831, to Caroline 
and Biddle Streets in 1873, and to Dulaney Valley Road in Baltimore County’ in 1961. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Over 35,000 volumes, including 1,300 rare books, dating from 1582 to 1997. The collection 
deals principally with theology, philosophy, comparative religion, biography, church history, liturgy, 
and spirituality, with a certain emphasis in Carmelite spirituality and history. The orientation of the 
collection is predominantly but not exclusively Roman Catholic. There is a collection of science fiction 
recently donated by Goucher College, and a literature collection in the process of being donated over 
the next three years. Collection priorities at present include feminist theology and literature, African- 
American and Third World literature and theology, cosmology and science, and contemporary 
theology. 

There is a card and partial computer catalogue for the Library. The Library is introducing a 
new computer program sometime in 1997. Rare books (1582-) are contained only in a list with 
necessary information. Archive records are computerized from 1648-1961. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

60 current subscriptions, focusing on theology, spirituality, religious life, church history, 
current events, and social/political/justice issues. Major collection strengths include Carmelite 
spirituality and history, religious life and spirituality, history of renewal of religious life following 
Vatican II. 

There is no periodicals catalog. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Over 120 linear feet, dating from 1648 to the present. Includes archives of the first community 
of Roman Catholic nuns in the Thirteen Colonies (founded 1790) and other materials relating to the 
history of the Catholic Church in the United States, the Maryland colony and the first Catholic families 
of Southern Maryland, the first American Jesuits, the first Roman Catholic bishops and founders of 
religious communities, records of professions and deaths that provide valuable genealogical 
information, a diary written by a founding member (woman) on the ocean voyage to America in 1790, 
an original land grant (1648) for property (Chandler's Hope) in Charles County, correspondence, all 
the papers gathered for the Durham lawsuit (early 19th century). The spirituality which influenced the 
sisters in both the Low Countries (18th century) and Maryland can be found in the documents. Papal 
documents, constitutions (1619-date), customs, devotions, and spiritual poetry are also found. 

The only efforts at acquisition, in addition to the records of life of present community and its members, 
have been in relation to monasteries in the U.S. and England that have been closed, one of which is the 
monastery from which the Baltimore monastery was founded (Hoogstraet 1678,) and another which is a 
foundation of the Baltimore monastery. 

A computer database with extensive information on documents from 1648 to 1961 with a typed 
index is available. Records after 1961 are not cataloged. Queries should be directed to the Archivist, 
Sister Constance FitzGerald, O.C.D. 


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Maps: 


A very small collection, but there are some valuable maps from colonial and immediate post¬ 
colonial period. 

Holdings are listed in a database. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Largely lectures, talks, retreats, workshops, meetings related to spirituality and Carmelite 
history and renewal, and oral histories of Carmelite nuns in U.S.. dating from 1960 to the present. 
These materials are not cataloged. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Very few items before about 1939, including five paintings from the 17th and 18th centuries. 
These materials are not cataloged. 


Subject Headings 

Bible; Carmelites: Catholic breviaries: Catholic Church-United States-History; Catholic missals; 
Contemplation: Devotional exercises: Hymns and hymnals; Jesuits; Liturgy; Maryknoll Fathers; 
Meditation: Miracles: Missions and missionaries; Monasticism and religious orders-United States; 
Mysticism: Papacy: Prayer; Religious tracts; Saints: Sermons: Spirituality; Virgin Mary; Women and 
religion 


Bibliography 

Currier. C.W. Carmel In America. Darien, IL: Carmelite Press, 1989. 

Curran. Robert Emmett, S.J. American Jesuit Spirituality, The Maryland Tradition, 1634-1900. New 
York/Mahwah: Paulist Press. 1988. 

FitzGerald. Constance. O.C.D. The Carmelite Adventure, Clare Joseph Dickinson's Journal of a Trip 
to America. Baltimore, MD: Carmelite Sisters, 1990. 

Stewart. G.C. Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns. Huntington, IN: Our 
Sunday Visitor, 1994. pp. 46-51. 

Spalding. Thomas W. The Premier See, A History of the Archdiocese of Baltimore 1789-1989. 
Baltimore, MD/London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989. 


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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 
College Park Institute of Religion 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


Hours__Qf.Servi.ee: 

Monday, Wednesday, 

Thursday, and Friday 
Tuesday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 


7601 Mo watt Lane 
College Park, MD 20740 

(301) 422-7570 

N. Earl Deschamps, Director 

Access Policies 


9:00 a.m.~4:00 p.m. 
9:00 a.m.--9:00 p.m. 

Yes 

No 

No 


ReferenceJFolicy: 

Telephone and mail inquiries are not accepted. 

B orrowing Privile ges: 

The Institute lends only to students of the Institute of Religion. 

Ne tworks/C onsortia: 

None. 

BackgroundUNote: 

The Institute of Religion was built in 1977 to serve members of the Church of Jesus Christ of 
Latter-day Saints studying at the University of Maryland. 

Description ofCollections 


Books and monographs: 

772 volumes with publication dates in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphases include 
doctrines, histories, and biographies relating to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 
A card catalog covers mainly the 20th-century titles of this collection. 


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Periodicals and newspapers: 

11 20th-century journal titles covering news, doctrine, history', and family counseling of The 
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These titles are: 

B.Y.U. Studies (V ol. 3-29. 32: 1959-1991): Church Sews (weekly 1954-present): Conference Reports 
(bi-annual 1966-1968: 1972-present): Deseret Sews Church Almanac (1974-1978:1981:1985:1987); 
Ensign (monthly 1971-present): Improvement Era (assorted issues 1931-1948: 1950-1970): Insights: 
An Ancient Window (1985-present): Instructor (Vol. 65-70): Relief Society Magazine (Vol. 61-69); 
Utah Historical Quarterly (Vol. 36-46. 1968-78): Sew Era (monthly. 1971-present) 

Video and sound recordings: 

61 videotapes. 20th century, covering the doctrine and history of the Church of Jesus Christ of 
Latter-day Saints. 


Subject ilea dings 


Book of Mormon: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day 
Saints-Biography: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-History; Family-Religious life; 
Marriage-Religious aspects; Missions and missionaries: Prayer: Smith. Joseph, 1805-1844 


MD-5 


Columbia Union College 
Theofield G. Weis Library 


Address: 


7600 Flower Avenue 

Silver Spring, MD 209102-7796 


Telephone Number: 


(301) 89M218 


Fax Number: (301)270-1618 


Contact Person: 


Lee Marie Wisel 


Access Policies 


Hours oLSemce: 

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. 


Wednesday 

Friday 

Saturday 


8:00 a.m.-ll:00 a.m., noon-10:00 p.m. 
8:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. 

Closed 


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Sunday 

Summer/holidays 


1:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. 
Hours vary 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


Closed during college holidays and semester breaks. Shorter hours in summer. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail questions specific to the Seventh-day Adventist Church are answered. 
B orrowing Privile ges: 

Borrowing privileges are for students, faculty, and staff only. 

Netw orks/C onsortia: 

OCLC; materials added to the collection since 1978 are listed here. 

BackgroundNote: 

Established in 1904 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a coeducational institution known 
as the Washington Training Institute. Its purpose was to train young men and women in the liberal 
arts. 

In 1907, when the name was changed to Washington Foreign Mission Seminary, the more 
limited objective of special training for missionaries replaced the original concept of a liberal arts 
college. Again in 1914, the college resumed the status of a liberal arts college and took the name 
Washington Missionary College. 

In 1933, the lower biennium organized as Columbia Junior College and received accreditation. 
It ceased to exist as a separate college in 1942, when Washington Missionary College was given 
accreditation as a four-year, degree-granting institution by the Middle States Association of Colleges 
and Secondary Schools. 

In March 1961, the college constituency voted to change the name to Columbia Union College. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

14,500 volumes, with inclusive dates of publication from the 1600s to the present. The subject 
emphasis is primarily Seventh-day Adventist material. 

A card catalog covers the collection from 1904 to the present. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Approximately 139 subscriptions and a number of back runs. Inclusive dates are 1850 to the 
present. A large number of Seventh-day Adventist journals are represented, many of which represent 
localities from around the world. Biblical studies and archaeology are also represented. 


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Finding aids include: Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index, 1971-present; Seventh-day 
Adventist Retrospective Periodical Index, which partially indexes Seventh-day Adventist periodicals 
from about 1905 to 1960. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

See microform section of this entry. 

Microforms: 

The Millerites and Early Adventists, a collection of rare books and manuscripts on 60 reels of 
microfilm. It includes 1,000 early books and pamphlets, 111 volumes plus some scattered issues of 
rare periodicals, and more than 1,000 letters from William Miller, Joshua Himes and other early 
Adventist leaders. Almost all of the primary materials are nineteenth century publications. 

Vertical files: 

12 vertical file drawers containing items from 1900 to the present on the topics relating to the 
Seventh-day Adventist Church and Columbia Union College. 

The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Two CD-Rom collections: The Published Writings of Ellen G. White includes every known 
book, article, and pamphlet written by Ellen White during her 70-year ministry, as well as the many 
thousands of pages that have been put into print from her manuscripts unpublished at the time of her 
death in 1915. Also included is the six-volume Ellen G. White biography, Ellen White in Europe, 
1885-1887. The other CD-ROM is Words of the Pioneers, a collection of early Seventh-day Adventist 
writings including J.N. Andrews, Joseph Bates, Daniel T. Bourdeau, Merritt E. Cornell, O.R.L. 
Crosier, Charles Fitch, J.N. Loughborough, William Miller, Sylvester Bliss, Thomas M. Preble, Uriah 
Smith, George Storrs, Joseph Harvey Waggoner, James S. White, Alonzo T. Jones, and E.J. 
Waggoner. 


Subject Headings 

Atonement; Creation; Cults; Evangelism; Himes, Joshua, 1805-1895; Justification; Millennialism; 
Millennium; Miller, William, 1782-1849; Millerite movement; Prophecy; Religious liberty; Revelation; 
Sanctification; Sanctuary Doctrine (Seventh-day Adventists); Seventh-day Adventists; Seventh-day 
Adventists-History; White, Ellen Gould Harmon, 1827-1915; White, James Springer, 1821-1881 


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Bibliography 

Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index . Loma Linda, CA: Loma Linda University Libraries. 1971- . 

Seventh-day Adventist Retrospective Periodical Index (microform): Periodicals Indexes. Takoma Park, 
MD: Columbia Union College. 1977. 

MD-6 

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul 
Saint Joseph's Provincial House Archives 


Address: 

333 South Seton Avenue 

Emmitsburg, MD 21727 

Telephone Number: 

(301)447-3121 Fax Number: (301)447-6038 

Contact Person: 

Bonnie Weatherly, Assistant to the Archivist 

Access Policies 

Hours of Service: 
Monday-Friday 

10:00 a.m.--3:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


The Archives is closed weekends and holidays. All photocopying is done by the staff at a 
charge of 20 cents per copy. No more than five consecutive pages may be copied. 

Reference Policy: 

The Archives of the Daughters of Charity requires all research requests in writing. 
Borrowing Privileges: 

The Daughters of Charity is not a lending library. 

Networks/Consortia: 

None. 


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Background _£Lote: 

The Company of Daughters of Charity St. Vincent de Paul was founded in France in 1633. 

The Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph's was founded by Elizabeth Seton in Emmitsburg, MD in 1809. In 
1850, they joined the Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul in France. The collection includes 
information on the Seton family and the works of the Sisters since its origin. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 900 volumes concerning the history of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent 
de Paul including its leaders and work throughout the years. 

There is a title/author/subject card catalog available for this collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Periodicals are integrated into the archival mission box collection. See manuscript section for 
linear feet. Newspapers are not saved; they are copied on acid-free paper and filed with their 
respective mission. 

The collections are indexed; each box has an inventory; some materials are in the card catalog. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

This collection measures approximately 1,248 linear feet, with inclusive dates from 1809 to the 
present. Materials include brochures, pamphlets, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and Provincial 
Annals of the Sisters of Charity of St.Vincent de Paul. Subjects covered include leaders in the 
community; community history; histories of relations with councils, the pope and the diocese; church 
policy documents; the charity and nursing work of the community with ethnic groups, for those in 
distress because of natural disasters or epidemics, and in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, 
and World Wars I and II. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Photographs and slides are often available in the archival mission collection organized with the 
mission itself. 


SubjectHeadings 

Charity; Christian biography; Christian relief work-Spanish-American War; Christian relief work- 
United States-Civil War, 1861-1865; Christian relief work--World War I; Christian relief work-World 
War II; Louise de Marillac, Saint, 1591-1660; Missions and missionaries; Nursing; Seton, Elizabeth 
Ann, Saint, 1774-1821; Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul; Vincent de Paul, Saint, ca. 1581- 
1660 


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Bibliography 

Dugan, Aloysia, Sister, D.C. Archives of the Daughters of Charity, Emmitsburg Province. 
Emmitsburg, MD: Vincentian Heritage, 1985. 


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Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Archives 
(Maryland Diocesan Archives) 


Address: 

Telephone Numbers: 

Contact Person: 
Website URL: 


4 East University Parkway 
Baltimore, MD 21218 

(800) 443-1399 Fax Number: (410) 584-7788 

(410) 467-1399 

Dr. F. Gamer Ranney, Diocesan Archivist 
http://www.clark.net/pub/rweeks/MD.html (Diocesan office) 
AccessJBolicies 


Hours of Service: 
Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


The Archivist works part-time, so an appointment in advance is necessary for research. The 
hours are irregular, but the Archives are open most weekdays and available some Saturdays. The 
public is welcome; very few materials are restricted. Most items may be photocopied, at a charge, 
depending on condition. All materials must be used on site; there is no interlibrary loan. 


ReferencePolicy: 

Reference is provided by telephone, mail, and on site. Written inquiries should be 
accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. The Archives cannot return long-distance calls 
from private individuals. In general, the collection is of only incidental use for genealogy, apart from 
some biographical material and the registers of some defunct churches. The Archivist cannot undertake 
genealogical research, but information and suggestions on the holdings will be provided. 


Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 


N etworks/Co nsortia: 

Baltimore Archives Network 


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Background Jioie: 

In 1855, William Rollinson Whittingham, Bishop of Maryland, called for preservation of long- 
accumulating diocesan papers, and in 1860 a Records Committee was created to care for them. 
Independently, at least from 1840, the Reverend Ethan Allen, first Historiographer of the Diocese, was 
forming a great personal collection of papers relating to the Church from colonial times; this was 
purchased by the Diocese in 1869. The Archives were vastly augmented ten years later, when Bishop 
Whittingham bequeathed his voluminous and important collection of papers to the Diocese. Growth 
has continued, from official and private sources, but most of the collection has only been arranged and 
partially catalogued since 1960. 

In addition to the religion-related materials described below, the Diocesan Archives are a rich 
source of information on American history and the history of Maryland from colonial times to the 
present. The papers of a number of prominent Maryland families (e.g. the Chases, Callisters, and 
Goldsboroughs) have been deposited with the Archives. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 1,300 volumes, several thousand pamphlets, and innumerable printed 
ephemera, circulars, etc., with publication dates from 1588 to the present. There are about 114 titles 
printed prior to 1699, with 90 volumes from the 18th century, and the remainder from the 19th and 
20th centuries. Apart from reference books, imprints relate to subjects and individuals represented in 
the wide-ranging manuscript collection, such as the general history of the Church of England and the 
Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church in the American colonies, colonial and state Maryland law, 
diocesan and parish histories, doctrinal controversies, relations with the Roman Catholic and Old 
Catholic Churches, sermons, and works by or about American bishops and Maryland clergymen. 
Publications before 1760 are almost entirely British. 

Books and pamphlets are currently being catalogued, with about 100 books and 2,000 
pamphlets catalogued so far. Other works are arranged by category and author. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

28 titles and eight current subscriptions, dating from 1819 to the present. Significant periodical 
holdings include the Washington Theological Repertory , Vols. 1-8 (1819-1827); The True Catholic 
(sponsored by Bishop William R. Whittingham, 1843-1856); American Church Monthly , Vols. 1-3 
(successor publication to The True Catholic, 1857-1858); The Maryland Churchman (Diocese of 
Maryland periodical, 1892-1913, 1918-1958); The Communicator (successor publication to The 
Maryland Churchman, incomplete holdings from 1959-1967); Maryland Church News (1971-date); 
Church Work, Vols. 1-4 (1885-1889); and The Evergreen, Vols. 1-10 (1844-1853). There are also 
convention journals for the Dioceses of Maryland (1780-date), Easton (incomplete holdings from 1882- 
date), and Washington (1905-date, with incomplete holdings for early years). Prior to 1868, the 
Diocese of Maryland comprised the whole state and the District of Columbia. In that year the Eastern 
Shore became the Diocese of Easton; and in 1895, the District of Columbia and four Maryland counties 
were set apart as the Diocese of Washington. 

Some periodicals are catalogued; most are arranged by title chronologically. 


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Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Approximately 270 linear feet of materials dating from 1676 to the present, with special 
concentration in the period 1730-1900. Materials covering the entire state and District of Columbia 
include official records, correspondence, minutes, and other records of the Diocese of Maryland and its 
bishops, clergy, churches, institutions, and organizations. These are augmented by colonial 
manuscripts, many colonial and later sermons, parish histories, registers of closed churches, 
biographical writings, family papers, educational materials, and memorabilia. There are abundant 
materials describing the history of the Church of England (17th through 19th centuries), and 
organization and development of the Episcopal Church since 1780. Holdings include much information 
about the social, political, and economic history of the U.S., including colonial law, the War of 1812, 
the Civil War, slavery, women’s history, native Americans, and black history; church-state relations; 
the westward expansion of the Episcopal Church; and relations with other denominations, particularly 
the Roman Catholic, Methodist, and Lutheran Churches, as well as the Greek Orthodox Church (from 
1826), the Russian Orthodox Church (from 1840), the Church of Jesus in Mexico (1870s), the Old 
Catholic Church in Europe (from 1871), and the ecumenical movement. There is also much material 
on foreign missions, especially in Greece and the Near East (from 1826), Africa (from 1820), China 
(from 1835), Cuba (from 1869), and Haiti (from 1861). 

The greater part of the archival collections are materials related to the first six Bishops of 
Maryland: 

♦Thomas John Claggett (1742-1816)--over 1,000 manuscripts regarding local and parish history, 

official certificates, and other materials related to Claggett’s ecclesiastical career from 1767 to 
1816. Claggett was the first Episcopal bishop consecrated on American soil; his papers deal 
largely with the development and administration of the Church after the American Revolution, 
politics, local and parish history, and other topics. 

♦James Kemp (1764-1827)-over 2,000 items dating from 1784 to 1827, including letters, sermons, 

notes, and official papers. Topics covered include slavery, the Evangelical Episcopal Church, 
and the War of 1812. 

♦William Murray Stone (1779-1838)--over 300 items, mostly dating from 1802-1838, relating to parish 
affairs and Stone’s episcopate. 

♦William R. Whittingham (1805-1879)-Approximately 30,000 papers, including private 

correspondence, 1808-1886; Whittingham’s official correspondence and journals as Bishop of 
Maryland; his minutes and notes on proceedings of the General Convention, 1832-1877; 
sermons, clippings, pastoral letters, circulars, private diaries, sermons, and many other 
documents. The papers contain much material on church affairs throughout the United States, 
ca. 1823-1879; Civil War troubles; relations with other denominations in this country and in 
Europe; missions, particularly in the Near East, Greece, and Cuba; educational enterprises; 
doctrinal controversies, and other topics. Much personal and biographical information includes 
Whittingham’s early years as a clergyman in New York and New Jersey; his work as librarian 
and professor at General Theological Seminary in New York, and subsequently as a Trustee; 
editorial activities; involvement with the Sunday School Union; travels in Europe; and many 
other activities. 

♦William Pinkney (1810-1883)-over 500 cataloged items, including letters, sermons, addresses, 

pamphlets, and record books. Topics covered include canon law, organizational problems, 
relations with the Methodists, and Church affairs during the Civil War. 

♦William Paret (1826-191 l)--a large collection of correspondence, circulars, pastoral letters, sermons, 
visitation notices, and other materials dealing with Church administration, missions, rural 


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church work among African Americans, and other topics. 

In addition to papers of later bishops of the Diocese of Maryland, there are large collections of 
papers of other Episcopalian bishops in the U.S., including: Thomas Atkinson (1807-1881; Bishop of 
North Carolina), Philander Chase (1775-1853; Bishop of Ohio, later of Illinois), Arthur Cleveland 
Coxe (1818-1896; Bishop of Western New York), George David Cummins (1822-1876; Assistant 
Bishop of Kentucky, later founder of the Reformed Episcopal Church), George Washington Doane 
(1799-1859; Bishop of New Jersey), Alexander Viets Griswold (1766-1843; Bishop for the New 
England states), John Prentiss Kewley Henshaw (1792-1852; Bishop of Rhode Island), John Henry 
Hobart (1775-1830; Bishop of New York), Levi Silliman Ives (1797-1867; Bishop of North Carolina), 
John Johns (1796-1876; Bishop of Virginia), Jackson Kemper (1789-1870; Bishop for several 
Midwestern states), John Barrett Kerfoot (1816-1881; Bishop of Pittsburgh), Henry Champlin Lay 
(1823-1885; Missionary Bishop of Arkansas and the Indian Territory, later Bishop of Easton), Charles 
Pettit Mcllvaine (1799-1873; Bishop of Ohio), William Meade (1789-1862; Bishop of Virginia), 
Richard Channing Moore (1762-1841; Bishop of Virginia); Benjamin Tredwell Onderdonk (1791-1861; 
Bishop of New York), Horatio Potter (1802-1887; Bishop of New York), Benjamin Bosworth Smith 
(1794-1884; Bishop of Kentucky); Horatio Southgate (1812-1894; Missionary Bishop in the Ottoman 
Empire), William Bacon Stevens (1815-1887; Bishop of Pennsylvania), Henry Benjamin Whipple 
(1822-1901; Bishop of Minnesota), William White (1748-1836; Bishop of Pennsylvania), and Richard 
Hooker Wilmer (1816-1900; Bishop of Alabama). 

Other materials include hundreds of sermons by Bishop Atkinson (materials dated ca. 1826- 
1879, including sermons during the Civil War), Rev. Joseph G.J. Bend (materials dated 1785-1812), 
Rev. Thomas Cradock (materials dated ca. 1745-1770), and Bishop William R. Whittingham (materials 
dated ca. 1825-1879); historical writings of Rev. Ethan Allen (to 1879); the Chase Family Papers 
(1738-1855) which include sermons and other items, 1738-1773, by Baltimore rector Rev. Thomas 
Chase (1700-1779), as well as voluminous materials about other members of that prominent Maryland 
family; and papers of the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Baltimore (from 1911), the Corporation for 
the Relief of Widows and Children of Deceased Clergymen (1783-1989), the Girls’ Friendly Society 
(1892-1958), the Hannah More Academy in Reisterstown (1834-1974), the Maryland Society for 
Promoting Useful and Ornamental Knowledge (minutes, 1798-1806), the Protestant Episcopal 
Brotherhood (ca. 1856-1966), and the Women’s Auxiliary (1926-1968). 

A catalog of approximately 165,000 cards indexes part of the collection by name and subjects. 
There are also finding aids for shelf locations. For further assistance, consult the Diocesan Archivist. 

Microforms: 

One reel of microfilmed diaries of Bishop William R. Whittingham, 1823-1869; and three reels 
of microfilmed manuscripts from Duke University pertaining to St. Paul’s Parish, Baltimore. 

Maps: 


37 maps, dated 1923-1983, including a large fold-out map showing ten counties and thirty 
original parishes of Maryland as laid out in 1692-1694 (published with The First Parishes of the 
Province of Maryland by Percy G. Skirven, 1923); a large framed map showing the location of 
churches in the Diocese of Maryland, ca. 1970; 34 maps showing boundaries of parishes in the Diocese 
as of 1960 (published with Parishes of the Diocese of Maryland by Nelson G. Rightmyer, 1960); and a 
framed map printed in 1983, showing the original Diocese of Maryland and its division into the 
Diocese of Easton (1868) and the Diocese of Washington (1895). 


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Vertical files: 

Five file cases of materials, dated from 1698 to the present and arranged by subject, including 
manuscripts, pamphlets, biographical information, parish histories, clippings, photographs, official 
documents, and ephemera, all related to the Episcopal Church, the Church of England, and the Diocese 
of Maryland. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

A large number of uninventoried photographs, prints, and engravings from the 19th and 20th 
centuries. Subjects include churches, church events, clergy, lay people, and charitable institutions. 
There are also three oil paintings of prominent clergy: Bishop William R. Whittingham, ca. 1840, 
evidently copied from a daguerrotype; Rev. William Francis Brand (1814-1907), ca. 1900; and Rev. 
Samuel Jarvis Farmer (1786-1851), ca. 1840. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

Scrapbooks of Reverend Ethan Allen (to 1879); the mitre and other items pertaining to Bishop 
Thomas John Claggett. 


Subject Headings 

African Americans—Missions; Anglican Communion; Apostolic succession; Catholic Church; Church 
of England; Church of Jesus—Mexico; Claggett, Thomas John, 1742-1816; Ecumenical movement; 
Episcopacy; Episcopal Church; Episcopal Church—Diocese of Easton; Episcopal Church—Diocese of 
Maryland; Episcopal Church-Diocese of Washington; General Theological Seminary (N.Y.); Greek 
Orthodox Church; Indians of North America-Missions; Liturgy; Lutheran Church; Missions and 
missionaries; Oxford movement; Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia; Reformed 
Episcopal Church; Religious education; Ritualism; Russian Orthodox Church; Sermons; United States- 
History-Civil War, 1861-1865-Religious aspects; United States-History-Revolution, 
1775-1783-Religious aspects; Whittingham, William Rollinson, 1805-1879 

Bibliography 

Hollowak, Thomas L.. ed. Baltimore's Past: A Directory of Historical Sources. Baltimore, MD: 
History Press, 1995. 


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General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 
Archives 


Address: 


Number: 


Contact Person: 


Hoots of Servic e: 
Monday—Thursday 

Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Imerlibrary loan: 


12501 Old Columbia Pike 
Silver Spring. MD 20904 


(301) 680-5022 Fax Number: (301) 680-6090 

Ben Haloviak. Assistant Director of Archives 
Access Policies 


8:30 a.m.—12 p.m.. 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 
8:30 a.m.—12 p.m. 

Yes 

Yes 

No 


Publications. printed materials. General Conference Session, and Committee minutes are 
accessible to all researchers without prior arrangement. Usage of unpublished materials requires prior 
authorization, and is available to responsible researchers with a defined research need. 


Reference J^olicy: 

The Genera] Conference of Seventh-day Adventists .Archives will respond to telephone 
questions about hs holdings, policies, access to materials, etc. Mail reference questions are accepted. 

Borrowing Privi leges: 

Not a lending institution. 


NersvoiksXonsoriia: 

None. Information about the holdings of the Archives of the General Conference of Seventh- 
day Adventists is not available through other sources. The institution will provide information 
describing its holdings. 


Background2v T ote: 

The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the world administrative center for the 
denomination. Iis Archives houses records covering the entire period of the church’s history from the 
1850s. Patrons are able to trace the development of the church through these records, which include 
legal instruments, minutes, reference files, reports, correspondence, publicatioas, recordings, films, 
and photographs. The Archives is commissioned to preserve all materials produced by the General 
Conference. It does not contain local congregational records. 




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Description of Collections 

The holdings of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Archives total over 9,000 
linear feet and are divided into four broad categories: record groups, periodicals, personal collections 
and audio-visual materials. The strengths of the collection are in record groups and periodicals. 

Books and monographs: 

Holdings include a limited number of monographs on Seventh-day Adventist history. The 
Archives has borrowing privileges to the Review and Herald Library located at Hagarstown, MD, 
which is a major library for works published by Seventh-day Adventists. Various dissertations about 
Seventh-day Adventism are also part of holdings of the General Conference Archives. 

The Review and Herald Library has a card catalog, which it will search for Archives staff. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The collection holds approximately 400 titles. The Periodical holdings of the General 
Conference Archives consist mainly of Seventh-day Adventist English language publications, especially 
those originating in North America. Topics include evangelistic, health, educational and mission focus 
of the Seventh-day Adventist church. 

Indices are available for some of the periodicals prior to 1980. Many have been indexed from 
the period 1980 onward. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Record Groups have been established for all administrative units or distinct functional units of 
the General Conference, its institutions, and its divisions. These record groups number more than 100, 
and are contained in approximately 8,000 linear feet of materials. 

The main groups are: Administrative and Legal Entities; Presidential; Secretariat; Treasury; 
and General Departments. Holdings are especially rich in the early 20th century correspondence 
between the church world headquarters and missionaries in various areas of the world. Direct 
correspondence with missionaries lessened after the local mission areas became organized. 
Correspondence with the General Conference at that point can be traced through administrators in the 
organized areas. A complete collection of SDA Yearbooks provides source information to 
correspondence. Extensive obituary and retirement files provides biographical information on 
denominational leaders. Statistical and financial reports about the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its 
institutions from 1863 to the present are available. 

The Director of the Office of Archives and Statistics is Dr William Cash. Bert Haloviak is 
responsible for directing research at the facility. Peter Chiomenti is in charge of the Records Center. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Over 1,000 films and tapes of various church business sessions, evangelistic sermons, health 
seminars, Bible conferences, and mission reports are available to researchers. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Between 5,000 and 10,000 photographs and slides of denominational institutions, church 
leaders, and mission areas. 

A guide to photographic holdings is being prepared. 


SubjectJIeadings 


Conscientious objection; Creationism; Education and religion; Eschatology; Evangelicalism; Five-Day 
Plan to Stop Smoking; Health-Religious aspects-Seventh-day Adventists; Kellogg, John Harvey, 
1852-1923; Millerite movement; Missions and missionaries; Ordination of women; Religion and state; 
Seventh-day Adventists-Doctrine; Seventh-day Adventists—Education; Seventh-day Adventists— 
History; Seventh-day Adventists, General Conference of—Finance; Televangelism; Theological 
education; White, Ellen Gould Harmon, 1827-1915; Women and religion 


Bibliography 


Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Silver 
Spring, MD: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 1976. 

Archives of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (brochure). Silver Spring, MD: General 
Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 1988. 


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General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists 
Rebok Memorial Library 


Address: 


12501 Old Columbia Pike 

P.O. Box 4999 

Silver Spring, MD 20914 


Telephone Number: 


(301) 680-6495 Fax Number: (301) 680-6090 


Contact Person : 


Alan Hecht, Director 


E-mail Address: 


ahecht@capaccess. org 


AccessPolicies 


Hoursof_Servi.ce: 

Monday-Thursday 

Friday 


8:30 a.m.--5:30 p.m. 
8:30 a.m.--12:30 p.m. 


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Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes, appointments strongly encouraged 


Yes 

Yes 


The Library is open to the public, but please write or call first. If coming to the Library enter 
through the Visitor's entrance and get a badge at the security station. Photocopying is primarily for 
research purposes. Interlibrary loan is accepted if the Rebok Memorial Library is the only location to 
have an item. 

Reference JBolicy: 

Telephone and mail questions are accepted if they can be answered quickly. 



Not a lending library. 

N etworks/C onsortia: 

OCLC. Approximately one half of the Library holdings are listed in OCLC. OCLC searches 
may be done for researchers. 

Background .Note: 

Founded 1983. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library holds approximately 9,700 books, primarily from the 20th century although there 
are some earlier books. The Library has most Seventh-day Adventist publications in English from the 
United States and abroad as well as some Spanish-language publications. The other half of the religion- 
related book collection covers religion in general. 

The collection is covered by the computer catalog. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

This collection holds 50 journal subscriptions, many of which are focused on Seventh-day 
Adventism. Journals are kept only for one year, newspapers for one week. The Archives has back 
issues of journals. 

The collection is organized alphabetically. 

Databases. CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 


Ellen G. White Writings. 


Subject Headings 


Seventh-day Adventists; White, Ellen Gould Harmon, 1827-1915 


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Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, Inc. 


Address: 

15 Lloyd Street 

Baltimore. MD 21202 

Telephone Number: 

(410) 732-6400 Fax Numbe 

Contact Person: 

Virginia North. Archivist 

Website URL: 

hup: /www .jhsm.org 


Access Policies 

Library’: 

Monday—Thursday 

Museum: 

Tuesday—Thursday. Sunday- 

9:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m. 

Noon—4:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Open to the public for library research by appointment only. Some collections contain sensitive 
material and photocopying is allowed at the discretion of the Archivist. .Archival material may be 
photocopied provided the material will not be damaged in the process. Staff will photocopy the 
requested materials. Cost is fifteen cents per page. 

ReferenceJBolicy: 

Telephone and mail requests are answered by the Archivist and an assistant. Requests by 
telephone which can be researched within a reasonable amount of time are answered within a day or 
two. Written requests are responded to with a letter explaining the resources available at the Jewish 
Historical Society of Maryland and a tw o-pan questionnaire which helps researchers to focus on then- 
specific request and provides the Archivist with enough informaxion to match data with the request. A 
twelve dollar fee is charged up front for research on one surname within the Society's archives, no 
matter how extensive or involved the search may become. Research requests from secondary school 
children are handled gratis unless the research require® extensive photocopying and involved answers. 

A full-time archivist is on staff and oversees the .orary as well as the archives, manuscript, 
photograph, slide, and oral history collections A research assistant is cm staff one day a week and two 
volunteer research assistants are available one day a v. eel: 

Borr o wingjttvile ges: 

Not a lending institution. 



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Networks/C onsortia: 

Currently, the Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, Inc. does not belong to any networks or 
consortia, nor any online bibliographic utility. Plans for the future include many of these benefits to 
researchers. 

Background Jtfote: 

The Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, Inc., was founded in 1960. The Society was 
initially organized to preserve and restore the Lloyd Street Synagogue, built in 1845 and the third 
oldest extant synagogue in the United States. Once the synagogue's future was secure as an historic 
building, the Society focused on collecting materials related to the history of the Jewish community in 
Baltimore and in Maryland and on establishing a library which reflected this focus. By the early 
1980s, the Society had outgrown its quarters in the basement of an apartment building on Clarks Lane 
and decided to build the existing museum, library, and office complex, as well as acquiring and 
restoring another 19th-century building, the B'nai Israel Synagogue. The Jewish Historical Society of 
Maryland opened its three-building complex in October 1987. In December 1992, the Society received 
accreditation from the American Association of Museums. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library of the Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, Inc. contains approximately 2,500 
book titles, which take up about 181.5 linear feet. Titles relate to general works on Jewish history, 
works by or about Maryland Jews and Jewish institutions, over 100 Yiskor (memorial) books, and 
Jewish genealogy books. Also, a rare book collection of approximately 300 works related to Maryland 
Jewry, which includes editions written by rabbis in the mid-nineteenth century, histories of the 
Baltimore Jewish community, histories of some Baltimore synagogues, Jewish social registers at the 
turn of the century, and books which are out of print and unique to the Jewish community at large as 
well as in Maryland. 

A standard library card catalog (which uses the Library of Congress catalog system) is 
maintained for both the books on the open library shelves and in the rare book collection as well as a 
separate card file for books in Hebrew. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Society subscribes to a variety of periodicals and newspapers, and the archives contain 
several partial and complete collections of defunct periodicals and newspapers. Active subscriptions 
include four quarterly magazines, newsletters from Jewish genealogy societies nationwide and 
worldwide, a current local Jewish newspaper, a local Russian Jewish weekly, and a local Jewish family 
monthly magazine. 

See also the microform section listed below for additional periodicals/newspapers. 

The collection includes: 

American Jewish Archives (1960-present; quarterly) 

American Jewish Historic Quarterly (1963-present; quarterly) 

AVOTAYNU (1985-present; quarterly) 

Baltimore Jewish Times (1919-present; weekly newspaper) 

History News (Jan. 1980-present; bi-monthly magazine) 


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Maryland Historical Magazine (1973-present and a few scattered between 1960-1973; quarterly) 
Museum News (1988-present; bi-monthly magazine) 

Vestnik (August 1992-present; Russian Jewish bi-weekly magazine) 

Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly (Oct. 1968-present) 

Where, What, When: Baltimore's Jewish Family Magazine (Feb. 1991-present; monthly). 

Other periodical collections include: 

American Jewish Year Book (1899-1985, with a few gaps) 

Baltimore Beacon , 1947-1978 (bound issues, local weekly newspaper, now defunct) 

Jewish Frontier, A Labor Zionist Journal (Dec. 1970-Mar. 1979, with several gaps; monthly) 
Journal of Jewish Art (1978-1985) 

Leo Baeck Institute Year Book (1957-1990) 

National Jewish Monthly (Aug. 1979-Dec. 1983, with several gaps) 

Sinai (Feb.l856-Jan. 1864, in German, in four bound volumes; newspaper edited by David Einhom, 
Rabbi at Har Sinai Congregation). 

Suburban News (1947; forerunner of Baltimore Beacon) 

The archives contain synagogue bulletins/newsletters which are complete through the dates 

listed: 


Adat Chaim (May 1994-present) 

Anshe Emunah-Aitz Chaim (1963) 

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation (1962-present) 
Beth El (1962-present) 

Beth Jacob (1961-present) 

Beth Tfiloh (1963-present) 

Bolton Hill (1989-present 


Chizuk Amuno (1961 -present) 

Gaithersburg Hebrew Congregation (1971-73) 
Har Sinai (1961-1968 and 1993-present) 
Shaarei Zion (1961-1966) 

Temple Emanuel, ( 1963-1966 and 1968) 

Temple Oheb Shalom (1961-present) 

Beth Shalom in Frederick (recent ed.) 


In addition, the archives contain individual bulletins from these and other synagogues from 
earlier time periods. 


Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Archival collections measure approximately 750 linear feet. Major manuscript collections 
related to individuals include: 


Friedenwald Family Papers (personal and 
medical papers, 1860-1935) 

Henrietta Szold (diaries, correspondence, 
personal papers, and scrapbooks, 
1875-1940) 

Benjamin Levin (correspondence, 1895-1970) 

Saul Bernstein Papers 

Joseph J. Schwartz Papers 

Lee L. Dopkin 

Benjamin Katzner 


Max Heppner (Holocaust survivor from 
Holland) 

Henry Stein (advocate of the Yiddish language) 
Senator Rosalie Abrams (Maryland Dept, of 
Aging; papers, videos, and tapes) 
Mansbach Family 
Reuben Kramer (sculptor) 

Beser Family (Jacob, Rose Lutzky, Nicholas, 
and Sylvia, 1900-1945) 


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Aaron and Lillie Straus (Camp Louise and 
Camp Airy) 

Isadore Jachman (World War II serviceman 
posthumously awarded Medal of 
Honor) 

Stephen Laufer Papers 
Dr. Jacob Hollander Papers 
Helen J. Kraus Family Papers 
Louis J. Fox Papers 
Milton Altfeld Papers 
Samuel S. Strouse Papers 
Jacob Fisher Collection 
Samuel H. Wachter Collection 


Dr. Herman Seidel Papers 
Naiman Family Papers 
Lucille Liberies Collection 
Philip B. Perlman Papers 
Leonard Weinberg Scrapbooks 
Henry L. Cohen 
Zumdorfer Family Papers 
Dr. Louis L. Kaplan (Dean at Baltimore 
Hebrew College) 

Max Rubin (poetry) 

Lena Barber (midwife records, 1892-1928) 
Rosa Fineberg (midwife records, 1895-1919) 


The collections of records and personal papers of rabbis include: 


Rev. Dr. Henry Hochheimer, Rabbi at Eden Street Synagogue (marriage records from 1850-1900) 

Morris Leiberman, Rabbi at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 

Rabbi William Rosenau Papers, Rabbi at Temple Oheb Shalom (1892-1940) 

Abraham Shusterman, Rabbi at Har Sinai 
Gedaliah Silverstone, Rabbi of Washington, D.C. 

Benjamin Szold, Rabbi at Temple Oheb Shalom (1859-1892) 


The archives contain synagogue records and other related materials of the following 
congregations (all located in Baltimore unless otherwise noted): 


Adas B’nai Israel 

Adath B'nai Israel (1920-1938) 

Anshe Beth Jacob 
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation 
Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol 
Beth Jacob 

Beth Jacob (Cumberland, MD) 

Beth Isaac Adath Israel Congregation 
Beth Israel/Mikro Kodesh (merged 
congregation) 

Beth Sholom (Frederick, MD; 1920-1988) 
B'nai Israel 

Chizuk Amuno Congregation 
Downtown Hebrew Congregation 
Fells Point Hebrew Friendship Congregation 
Har-Brook Hebrew Congregation (1952-1968) 


Har Sinai 
Har Zion 

Knesseth Israel Anshe Kolk Wolyn 
Liberty JewishCenter 
Lubawitz Nusach Ari 
Mikro Kodesh 

Ohr Knesseth Israel Anshe Sphard 

Petach Tikvah 

Rodfe Tzedek Sisterhood 

Shaarei Tfiloh 

Shomrei Hisuit Adas (1910) 

ShomreiMishmeres Hakodesh 

Temple B’nai Sholom 

Temple Oheb Shalom 

Tifereth Israel 

Winands Road Synogogue 


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There are also Pinkas (register) books from the following synagogues: 

Ahavas Achim (1924) Lubawitz Nusach Ari 

Aitz Chaim Mishkan Israel (1919-1923) 

Anshei Kalik V'Anshei Volin (1906-1950) Ohel Yaacov 

Anshei Kalik V'Anshei Volin Ladies' Shaarei Zion (1919-1925) 

Auxiliary (1929) Shomrei Hadath 

Knesseth Israel Anshe Sphard (1928) 


The Chevra Kadisha (Burial Society) books include: Anshe Sphard (1918); Anshe Kalik 
V'Anshei Volin (1940); B'nai Israel (1898); Rodfe Tzedek (1911); Chevra T'hillim Book of B'nai Israel 
Congregation. 

Business records of Jewish establishments in the J.H.S.M. collection include: 


Askin Brothers Company 

Baltimore Bargain House (Jacob Epstein) 

S. Halle & Sons, Inc. (1917-1938) 

Simon Harris Company 
Isaac Benesh Company 
Isaac Hamburger & Sons 

Organizational records include: 

American Jewish Congress 
American Jewish Relief Committee 
American Jewish War Relief 
Associated Jewish Charities (minute books, 
1921-1965) 

Baltimore Council of Jewish Women 

Baltimore Hebrew College 

Baltimore Jewish Council (1950s-1960s) 

Baltimore Talmud Torah 

Beacon Chapter of the Eastern Star 

B’nai Abraham & Yehuda Laib Family Society 

B'nai Brith - Jedidiah Lodge 

B'nai Brith - Menorah Lodge 

Board of Jewish Education 

Hadassah - Baltimore Chapter 

Hebrew Benevolent Society (1877-1901) 

Hebrew Free Loan Association 

Hebrew Friendly Inn 

Hebrew Immigrant Aid Service (Records of 
immigration, 1911-1955; records of 
indemnification, 1946-present; 
search/inquiry recods, 1948-present) 


Hochschild Kohn Company 
Hutzler Bros. 

Louis Marcus Company 
Moses Morris Company 
Max Rubin (Strong-Wear Pants, etc.) 
Wiesenfeld (account books) 


Hebrew Institute of Baltimore 
Hebrew Orphan Asylum (1878-1922) 
Independent Order of B'rith Shalom 
Jack Lewis Funeral Home Records (1924-1939, 
1955-1965) 

Jewish Armed Services Committee 
Jewish Big Brothers League 
Jewish Children's Society 
Jewish Court of Arbitration 
Jewish Educational Alliance 
Jewish Family Service 
Jewish Layman’s Institute 
Labor Zionist Organization of America, League 
Chapter 

Levindale Hebrew Home & Infirmary 
Louis Baer Foundation 
Lutzker Verein 

Mlynover Vere in/Mary land Free Loan Society 
Workmen's Circle (Arbeiter Ring) 

Yiddish Culture Society and Center 


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Other substantial archival collections include: Baltimore Art Center; Baltimore Talmud Torah 
(yearbooks); J. Charlow & Son Tailors (colored plates); Hippodrome Theater (1933-1950); Samson 
Margolis (calligrapher); Ner Israel Rabbinical College (anniversary booklets); Palestine Jewish Legion 


(1917-1919); J. Schoeneman Co. (posters); Yiddish 
Guskin (Actors Guild and Yiddish Theater). 

Among the Society’s cemetery records are: 

Etting Cemetery (1799) 

Hebrew Friendship (Oheb Israel Congregation) 
Knesseth Israel Anshe Kolk Congregation 
Tzemech Zedek Congregation 
Workmen's Circle 

Swinicher Woliner Benevolent Society 
Petach Tikvah Congregation 


Theater (over 200 handwritten plays); Rubin 


United Hebrew Benevolent Society at East 

Avenue and Pulaski Avene (1934-1885) 
Agudas Achim Anshe Sfard Congregation 
Avhas Shalom 

Beth Hamedrosh Hagodol Congregation 
Progressive Radomer Russ Verein Lodge 
Riga Kurlander Verein Lodge 
Shaarei Zion Congregation 


There is also a newly compiled list of Jewish War Veterans burial sites with dates. The 
Society's cemetery lists include Beth Israel Cemetery in Salisbury, MD and Eastview Cemetery in 
Cumberland, MD. 

The Oral History Collection contains 324 audio tapes at present. Histories covered include 
those of holocaust survivors, immigrants, and memories of the East Baltimore Jewish community from 
the 1920s to the 1940s. Some of these oral histories have been transcribed, some have summaries; all 
are cataloged and cross-indexed by subject matter. 

A recent videotape oral history project has produced 16 interviews of World War II Baltimore 
Jewish servicemen. All are cataloged and cross-indexed. A few other videotapes document Holocaust 
survivors. 

A full-time archivist is on staff and oversees the library as well as the archives, manuscript, 
photograph, slide, and oral history collections. A research assistant is on staff one day a week and two 
volunteer research assistants are available one day a week. 

Microforms: 

70 microfilm and microfiche. The Society's library contains microfilm reels of Baltimore City 
Directories (1752-1935); Federal census records for Baltimore (1900, 1910, 1920); newspapers, 
including the Jewish Comment (1895-1918), Jewish Chronicle (1875), Jewish Exponent (1887-1888), 
and Sinai (1856-1860); personal, Zionist, and medical correspondence of the Friedenwald family 
(1860-1940); Henrietta Szold correspondence; and scrapbooks of Jacob Epstein. The microfiche 
collection includes indices of gazetteers of Eastern Europe and Palestine, Jewish Genealogical 
Consolidated Surnames , and selected records ffom the U.S. Department of State related to Jewish 
citizens in Europe and Jerusalem. Also, AVOTAYNU'S "People Finder " is on microfiche, as is the 
index to the Russian Consular Records. 

Maps: 


The Jewish Historical Society of Maryland Collection contains Baltimore city atlases for 1876, 
1897, 1906, 1910, and Baltimore county atlases for 1877 and 1915. Other maps include the Geological 


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Survey Map of Baltimore (ca. 1950); Topographical Map w/Baltimore Quadrant (1904); East Baltimore 
City Map (1863, 1873, 1876, 1896); geological survey and topographical maps of Baltimore (1966, 
1974); photocopies of maps of Modern Palestine (ca. 1900), Shtetl maps (1848, 1892), Gemilath 
Chessed Kassas in Poland (1921-1939). 

Video and sound recordings: 

The Society has 35 16mm films in its collection. Most of these films are related to The 
Associated Jewish Charities and its constituent agencies such as Sinai Hospital, Board of Jewish 
Education, Mt. Pleasant Sanatorium, Camp Woodlands, Camp Milldale, and Levindale Home for the 
Aged and Infirm. 

Other films include: Isaac Davidson School activities and Seder (1949); B'nai Israel 
Congregation's 75th anniversary (1948); and a film for the Jewish Theological Seminary 
"Man...Word...Time" (1974); B'nai Abraham and Yehuda Leib Family Society (1939-1959, 

1971; 11 films); Camp Wohelo (1970, 1971); Guardian Club 50th anniversary celebration at the 
Belvedere Hotel. 

Video tapes in the collection include: Shaivitz Furniture T.V. ads (3); United States Naval 
Academy "Days of Remembrance" (1989); Bais Yaacov School of Girls "Golden Memories" (n.d.). 

The Society has a collection of approximately 200 phonograph records of both cantorial music 
and Jewish folk music, much of which is in Yiddish. 

Vertical files: 

The vertical files in the Library are contained in three five-drawer standard metal lateral file 
cabinets and in one three-drawer lateral file wooden cabinet. The files number well over 1,000 entries 
and are divided into three categories: Biography, Subject (organizations, institutions, subject matter, 
etc.), and Synagogues. 

Material in these vertical files includes newspaper clippings, printed material (booklets, 
programs, historical information), copies of brief monographs by local Jewish historians - primarily on 
Maryland Jewry with a strong emphasis on the Baltimore Jewish community. Also, included in these 
files is general information on Jewish communities worldwide, current and historical. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Photographs in the Society's collection number approximately 26,500. Some of these 
photographs are large family collections of snapshots and formal portraits, some are collections related 
to Jewish businesses such as Hutzler Brothers department store, some are portraits of individuals, 
family groups, school classes, or synagogue confirmation classes, Bar Mitzvahs, and Bas Mitzvahs. 

The collection ranges from the mid-1800s to present. Cataloging is in progress and is about two-thirds 
complete. 

The collection is organized under the following group headings: Individuals/Families; 
Organizations/Institutions; Synagogues; Jewish Historical Society of Maryland Exhibits, Events, 

Objects in Collection, Tours; and in-house business. 

Within each group other than the Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, the photographs are 
arranged alphabetically by surname, organization/institution name, and name of synagogue. 
Additionally, a card catalog file is maintained with cross-indexing by photographer's name, street 
location if known, subject matter, and similar pertinent information. Also, a current inventory of 
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The Society's slide collection consists of approximately 2,000 slides of synagogues in 
Baltimore, in Maryland, other states, and outside the United States; portraits of individuals and groups 
in the Baltimore Jewish community; Jewish businesses, organizations, and institutions (buildings); and 
of the Lloyd Street Synagogue and B’nai Israel Synagogue before, during, and after restoration, as well 
as of the pre-construction, under-construction, and post-construction of the Heritage Center. Also, 
slides exist of many Jewish Historical Society of Maryland collection objects and documents. 

Cataloging of the slide collection is in progress and is about half done. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Currently, the Jewish Historical Society of Maryland, Inc., does not have databases or CD- 
Roms available to the public. Much of the artifact collection is entered into Willoughby's “Snap!” 
database, but a more up-to-date database is being researched at present. Various collections of data 
such as the “Negative File,” “Veterans Burial Records,” and “Oheb Shalom Congregations Deaths ” 
(1850-1939) have been entered into a Q&A Database which can produce reports. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

The Society maintains a collection of sheet music of approximately 3 linear feet, primarily 
early 20th century, in Yiddish and in English. Many titles reflect popular Yiddish folk songs in the 
early 20th century. 


Subject Headings 

Anti-Semitism; B’nai Brith-Maryland-Baltimore; Cabala; Cantors; Education and religion; Holocaust, 
Jewish (1939-1945); Jewish art; Jewish artists; Jewish businesses; Jewish cemeteries; Jewish hospitals; 
Jewish institutions; Jewish music; Jewish organizations; Jews-Charities; Judaism-Ceremonial objects; 
Judaism-Liturgical objects; Judaism-Maryland-History; Rabbis; Sex and Judaism; Synagogue 
records; Synagogues; Talmud; Torah; Women and Judaism; World War II-Jewish participation; 
Yiddish folk songs; Zionism 


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Johns Hopkins University Libraries 
Special Collections (in three locations) 


Addresses: Milton Eisenhower Library 

3400 N. Charles Street 
Baltimore, MD 21218 

John Work Garrett Library 
4545 N. Charles Street 
Baltimore, MD 21210 


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George Peabody Library 

17 East Mount Vernon Place 

Baltimore, MD 21202 

Telephone Numbers: 

Eisenhower Library: 
Garrett Library: 
Peabody Library: 

(410) 516-8348 Fax Number: (410) 516-8596 

(410) 516-0341 Fax Number: (410) 516-8596 

(410) 659-8179 Fax Number: (410) 659-8137 

Contact Persons: 

Eisenhower Library: 
Garrett Library: 
Peabody Library: 

Cynthia Requardt 

Judith Gardner-Flint 

Carolyn Smith 

E-mail Addresses: 

Eisenhower Library: 
Garrett Library: 
Peabody Library: 

Cynthia. Requardt@jhu. edu 

Gardner@musicbox. mse. jhu. edu 

Carolyn. Smith@j hu. edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

telnet tojanus-gate.mse.jhu.edu 

Gopher URL: 

gopher://musicbox.mse .jhu.edu 

Access Policies 

Hours.ofSexvice: 

Eisenhower Library: 
Monday-Wednesday, Friday 
Thursday 

8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. 

Garrett Library: 

Monday—Friday 

8:30 a.m.-ll:30 a.m. 

Peabody Library: 

Monday—Friday 

9:00 a.m.--3:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes (Garrett Library by appointment only) 

Yes 

Yes 


All three libraries are open to the public. Appointments are required for the Garrett Library 
and desired for the use of the Eisenhower and Peabody libraries. Photocopying is available if the staff 
determines that the item is strong enough. All copying is done by staff. No rare materials are 
available for interlibrary loan, but the modem portions of the Peabody Library are eligible if the 
condition permits. 


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Re feiencePolicy: 

All three libraries welcome reference inquiries by telephone and mail. 

Borr owing Privile ges: 

All three collections are non-circulating. 

Networks/Consortia: 

All cataloged materials are represented on OCLC, and those cataloged before 1991 are on 
RLIN. All manuscripts and archival collections are listed in RLIN. Manuscripts and archival finding 
aids are mounted on the department's gopher. The address is: gopher://musicbox.mse.jhu.edu. 

Johns Hopkins will do RLIN searches for researchers. 

Background JMote: 

The Eisenhower Library Special Collections Department is comprised of three separate 
libraries: the Eisenhower, the John Work Garrett, and George Peabody Libraries. The Eisenhower 
Library Collection began with the University's departmental libraries in 1876. These disparate libraries 
were united into the Milton S. Eisenhower Library in 1964. The John Work Garrett Library was 
bequeathed to the University in 1942, while the George Peabody Library became a part of the 
University in 1982. 

The Eisenhower Library rare book collections are an outgrowth of the University's research 
collections. At the heart of this resource are several book collections assembled by scholars to support 
their research. The Garrett Library collections were assembled by John Work Garrett and his father T. 
Harrison Garrett beginning in the nineteenth century. The collection reflects their interest in travel, 
natural history, Americana, literature and early printing (including over 50 incunabula), beautifully 
illustrated books, and the graphic arts. The George Peabody Library was begun in the 1860s and in 
1878 it moved to its current building. Mr. Peabody requested that the trustees fund "an extensive 
Library, to be well furnished in every department of knowledge, and of the most approved 
literature...It should consist of the best books on every subject embraced with in the scope of its 
plan..." 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

According to the 1989 National Shelflist Count, the University Libraries had 20,333 titles in 
the classifications BL-BX. This includes books and serials in the general stacks as well as Special 
Collections. All titles are represented in the online catalog Janus. Subject emphases include 
Christianity, Biblical Studies, and theology. 

The Eisenhower Library: The University never had a formal theology department and the library did 
not develop a theology collection. The Eisenhower collections have a representation of different kinds 
of religious works: biblical commentaries from the 16th century on; devotional books; and church 
history and biography. This small collection of theology and church history supports the history and 
literature works in the collection. There is an interesting collection of early editions of the works of 
Jakob Bohme, the 17th-century mystic who developed theosophy. The collection of Robert Southey's 
works include his life of Wesley as well as his essays and a book on Catholicism in England. The 
collection also contains several early editions of Foxe's Book of Martyrs. 


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Garrett Library: The nucleus of the Garrett Library Bible collection was assembled by Julius 
Hofmann, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Baltimore. When Hofmann died in 1928, Professor 
William Kurrelmeyer, Hofmann's literary executor, persuaded Henry Hilken, the German consul in 
Baltimore, to purchase and donate the Hofmann collection to the Johns Hopkins University. This 
collection includes the four volume Bible printed by Koberger in Nuremberg in 1497, and the 
"September Bible", the first edition of Martin Luther's translation of the New Testament into German 
(1522). The reissue of Luther's work four months later, popularly known as the "December Bible", 
was a gift from the family of Professor Kurrelmeyer. The Polyglot Psalter (1516), the first polyglot 
edition of any part of the Bible, was the gift of the Evergreen House Foundation. A very rare item in 
the collection is John Eliot's Indian Bible (Cambridge, MA, 1662-1663), the first edition of the first 
complete Bible printed in the New World. Eliot translated the Bible into the Massachusetts Indian 
language for the use of missionaries. The collection also includes many early editions of the Bible in 
other traditional languages such as English, Latin, and French, but also contains specimens, 
particularly of the New Testament, in such languages as Manx, Rarotongan, Norwegian, and 
Lithuanian. 

Besides Bibles proper, the collection contains many early works on theology and canon law 
such as examples by Duns Scotus, Alexander de Hales, Gratian, Thomas Aquinas, and Eusebius of 
Caesarea. The Garrett Library has the 1553 and 1555 editions of the works of Martin Luther, and 
several books written or edited by his colleague Philipp Melanchthon. The collections also include an 
early edition of John Donne's Essays in Divinity. 

The catalogued religious materials in the Garrett Library are represented on JANUS, the online 
computer to the Hopkins collections. 

Peabody Library: The Peabody Library developed an interesting theology collection in response to its 
collection development policy to acquire the latest works in all branches of scholarship known in the 
late-nineteenth century. The centerpiece of the Peabody theology collection is its fine collection of 
over 200 Bibles published in many languages. Outstanding items include Anton Koberger's Biblia 
Latina (Nuremberg, 1479), one of the first editions of the Bible printed in the Vulgate; a 1549 edition 
of the Matthew Bible, one of the first printed in the English language; a 1562 edition of the Geneva 
Bible, considered to be one of the more scholarly translations of its day; a 1609 first edition of the 
Rheims-Douay Bible, the first authoritative version for the Roman Catholic Church; early editions of 
the Authorized, or King James Version, first published in 1611; and numerous editions of Bibles 
published in America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In addition to printed Bibles and 
books of the Bible, the collection is rich in general Bible literature, including sources on Bible 
commentary, criticism, history, and interpretation, as well as concordances and dictionaries. 

Supporting the Bible collections are a small collection on doctrinal theology and Christian social 
theology as well as the writings of theologians. There is a strong collection of sermons, particularly 
from the eighteenth century. The history of religion is represented with works on general church 
history, the majority of which deal with the Christian church in Europe and the United States, 
especially the Roman Catholic Church and mainstream Protestant denominations. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

The Garrett Library contains approximately two dozen pamphlets that deal with religious and 
practical experiences of the Society of Friends, or "Quakers" as they were popularly known. Some 
tracts are about persecutions which the believers endured including George Bishop's New England 
Judged, published in 1661. The largest group of pamphlets concerns the Society of Friends and the 
various places in which they settled, particularly accounts of their yearly meetings. 


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A few texts speak to the history of the Quakers, such as Robert Proud's two volume work. The 
History of Pennsylvania ... and the Religious Society called Quakers, which was issued in 1797. 
Another small group of pamphlets includes biographical accounts of individual Quakers such as Daniel 
Stanton, John Woolman, and John Bumyeat. A goodly portion of the collections includes controversial 
works concerning the doctrines of the Society of Friends. 

The crowning piece of the collection is by George Fox, founder of the Society; it is the work 
Gospel Family Order: Being a Short Discourse Concerning the Ordering of Families, published in 
1676. In it George Fox calls upon Quakers to be diligent in their efforts to spread the gospel among 
whites, blacks, and Indians, particularly those in their own households. 


Subject Headings 


Bible; Biblical studies; Bohme, Jakob, 1575-1624; Canon law; Catholic Church; Christian biography; 
Christian theology; Church history; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546; Sermons; Society of Friends 


Bibliography 


Baer, Elizabeth. Seventeenth Century Maryland: A Bibliography . Baltimore, MD: John Work Garrett 
Library, 1949. 

Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore. Baltimore, MD: I. 
Friedenwald, 1883, 1886. 

Ex Libris (Johns Hopkins University Newsletter) n.s. Vol. XIII, no. 2 (Winter, 1991). 

National Shelflist Count: Titles Classified by Library of Congress and National Library of Medicine 
Classifications. Urbana-Champaign, IL: The Center, 1990. 


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Maryland State Archives 


Address: 


Maryland Hall of Records 
350 Rowe Boulevard 
Annapolis, MD 21401 


Telephone Numbers: 


(800) 235-4045 Fax Number: (410) 974-2525 

(410) 974-3914 


Contact Person: 


Nancy Bramucci, Director, Special Collections 


E-mail Address: 


nancy b@mdarchives. state .md.us 


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Internet Catalog Address: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/church/html/ 

records.html 


Website URL: 


http: //www. mdarchi ves. state. md. us/ 


Ac c ess Rolicies 


Hours_of_Service: 
Public Search Room: 
Tuesday—Friday 
Saturday 


8:00 a.m.~4:30 p.m. 

8:30 a.m.--12:00 p.m.; 1:00-4:30 p.m. 


Telephone Request: 
Monday-Friday. 


8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan 


Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


Researchers can telephone or fax requests for materials at the numbers given above. In most 
instances, requests for copies or government records can be fulfilled within 24 hours. On weekdays 
the Search Room remains open at lunchtime, but no records are retrieved from the stacks. Please call 
ahead for information on State holiday closings. 

Research fees: The Archives staff will search the Baltimore City birth and death record indexes 
for up to five years or the county indexes for up to 10 years for a single individual and provide a copy 
or an abstract. The fee is five dollars per name for one index search. For a search of both indexes, the 
fee is ten dollars per name. Additional copies for the same name are three dollars each. The Archives 
staff will search available indexes for other records. The fee is twenty dollars for one hour of research, 
including the copy of one document if it can be photocopied or copied from microfilm and is under 20 
pages. After the initial 20 pages, the fee is 50 cents per page. 

Photocopying fees: When a patron provides an exact citation, the fee is ten dollars per record. 
If the document exceeds 20 pages, there is an additional charge of 50 cents per page. Some records 
cannot be photocopied because of conservation concerns or because they are unavailable on film. These 
records must be copied by the Archives' photolab, a process that may take several weeks. The 
Archives can produce copies of microfilm for ten dollars per reel; cost varies for special projects. In 
the Search Room self-service copies from film are available for 50 cents per page. Debit cards are used 
to operate the reader printers. Pages from library books and periodicals can be copied for25 cents per 
page, plus a service charge of one dollar per 20 pages. Other forms of photographic reproduction 
(slides, prints) are available; call or consult the Archives’ WWW home page for more information. 

Interlibrary loan fees; Microfilm can be borrowed through interlibrary loan for 30 days for 
five dollars per reel. 

Reference Policy; 

The Archives accepts telephone and mail reference questions from the general public. Ability 
to answer reference questions over the phone depends upon the nature of the question and the amount 
of research involved to locate the answer. 


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Borr o^dngJPriviiege s: 

Not a lending institution, although microfilms will be sent out on interlibrary loan for a fee. 
Netwoiks/Consortia: 

Information about state agency records is available on RLIN. Archives staff cannot do RLIN 
or OCLC searches for researchers. 

Background Note: 

The Hall of Records, predecessor of the Maryland State Archives, was created as an 
independent agency in 1935. The Hall of Records was incorporated into the Department of General 
Services in 1970. In 1984, it was renamed the Maryland State Archives and became an independent 
agency within the office of the Governor. The Archives’ holdings date from Maryland's founding in 
1634, and include colonial and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county probate, land, 
and court records; church records; business records; state publications and reports; and special 
collections of private papers, maps, photographs, and newspapers. 

Description of Collections 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Church records for over 250 churches in Maryland and surrounding states. The earliest date 
from 1663, and extend to the present day; the majority of the records are from the 19th and 20th 
centuries. These include administrative records and minutes; membership records; registers of births, 
baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths; financial records; cemetery records; and other 
materials such as pamphlets, deeds, letters, parish school lists, and unpublished parish histories. 

Among the denominations represented in the collection are the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) 
Church, Baptists, the Church of God, Free Methodists, Lutherans and Evangelical Lutherans, 
Methodists, Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, the Society of Friends (Quakers), and the United 
Brethren. Restrictions apply to some recent (since 1920) materials. In most cases both original 
documents and microfilm copies are available; access to original documents may be restricted such as 
post-1920 baptisms of the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Consult Archives staff or the website for details. 

Descriptions of many of the collections are available on the Archives’ web site: 
(http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/church/html/records.html). Most entries give a brief 
summary of the history of the individual church and a collection overview. 

Enquiries about the collections should be directed to Nancy Bramucci, Director of Special 
Collections. 

Microforms: 

See above. Most of the religious records in the collection are also available in microfilm. 

Vertical files: 

Approximately 12 cubic feet of material related to Maryland churches. 


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Subject Headings 


African Methodist Episcopal Church-Maryland; Baptist Convention of Maryland; Catholic Church- 
Maryland; Church of God-Maryland; Church records; Free Methodist Church-Maryland; Methodist 
Church-Maryland; Protestant Episcopal Church-Maryland; Society of Friends-Maryland; United 
Brethren-Maryland 


Bibliography 


Jacobsen, Phebe R. Quaker Records in Maryland. Annapolis, MD: Hall of Records Commission, 
State of Maryland, 1966. 

Inventory of the Church Archives of Maryland. Protestant Episcopal: Diocese of Maryland. Baltimore, 
MD: Maryland Historical Records Survey Project, 1940. 

Maryland State Archives Religious Records Program [Online]. Available HTTP. URL 
http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/speccol/church/html/records.html. Accessed Sept. 1996. 


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Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and College 
Hugh J. Phillips Library 
Special Collections and Archives 


Address: 


Emmitsburg, MD 21727 


Telephone Numbers: 
Library: 

Archives: 


(301) 447-5244 
(301) 447-5397 


Fax Number: (301) 447-5099 


Contact Persons: 

Library: 

Archives: 


Bruce Yelovich 
Barbara Miles, Archivist 


E-mail Address: 

Library: 

Archives: 


yelovich@msmary.edu 
bmiles@msmary. edu 


Internet Catalog Address: http://carl.msmary.edu/ 


Website URL: 


http: //www. msmary. edu/ 


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AccessLPoiicies 


Hours_of Service: 

Library: 

Monday-Thursday 

8:00 a.m.-Midnight 

Friday 

8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. 

Saturday 

9:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. 

Sunday 

Noon-Midnight 

Open to the public: 

Yes 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Archives: 

Monday-Friday 

8:30 a.m.~4:30 p.m. 

Open to the public: 

By appointment only 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 


The public may use the library. Interlibrary loan is available to those who have a library card. 
These cards are available to students, faculty and local townspeople. There is no restriction on 
photocopying. A 10 cent fee is charged. The following equipment is available for printing of 
microforms: two microfilm readers, one of which is a reader-printer; three microfiche readers, one of 
which is a reader-printer. 

Researchers at the Archives must be approved by the Archivist. Scholarly researchers must 
present letters of intention from a sponsoring institution. Modest fees are required for photocopying 
and postage. Genealogical researchers are limited to families related to Mount Saint Mary's College or 
Seminary. 

Reference Policy: 

Library: Telephone and mail queries are accepted. Reference desk hours are: 

Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.--4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.--10:00 p.m. 

Friday 9:00 a.m.--4:00 p.m. 

Saturday 9:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. 

Sunday 2:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. 

Archives: Research requests, by phone or mail, are accepted from researchers unable to 
conduct their own research due to geographical, physical or other limitations. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Library: Only faculty, students and townspeople who live within a 15-mile radius may borrow 

books. 

Archives: The public may borrow items, although rare books and manuscripts do not circulate. 
N etworks/C onsortia: 

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Theological Consortium, Maryland Interlibrary Consortium and CARL. Holdings for the Library are 
available through OCLC and in the process of being added to CARL through the online database 
(PACIS). Special Collection and archives holdings are not available online. OCLC searches are 
available through both the Library and the Archives. 

BackgroundJMote: 

Mount St. Mary’s was founded in 1808 by John Dubois. The Hugh J. Phillips Library serves 
the College for approximately 1400 undergraduate and 300 graduate students and the Theological 
Seminary for 150 Roman Catholic seminary students. There are four library branches: the Main 
Library, the Curriculum Library; the Media Center and Special Collections and Archives. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library has approximately 70,000 volumes classified in BL-BX with inclusive publishing 
dates from the early 19th to the 20th century. This is the single main collection using LC classification. 
The collection supports the curriculum of all three student bodies (undergraduate, graduate and 
seminary). General theology is collected to support the undergraduate and graduate programs. 

The Theological Seminary is one of the largest Catholic theological seminaries in the country. 
The particular strengths of this collection are works on patristics, American Catholic history and 
Catholic spiritual formation. Also of importance is a good collection of works on and representing 
early 19th century Catholic history in Maryland. 

Special Collections and Archives has approximately 10,000 books. Highlights in Special 
Collections include Catholic Church history, the history of Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary, 
prominent Catholic American families, Catholic religious institutions, missions and some religious art. 
Geographically, these Special Collections relate to Maryland, the United States, Europe, and Latin 
America. 

The card and computer catalogs cover these collections. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library has approximately 350 periodical subscriptions relating to religion with inclusive 
dates from 1879 to the present. They also subscribe to Project Muse and Expanded Academic ASAP, 
both of which have scores of full text religion periodicals online. Serial highlights mirror those of the 
book collection with a particular focus on Catholic spiritual formation. 

Special Collections and Archives has several important newsletters relating to Mount St. 

Mary's College and Seminary. These include Pipeline, Mt. Echo, Vineyard, Mt. Briefing, Lighthearted 
Comers and Monocacy Valley. 

The serials collection is not classified. Both bound volumes and microfilms are filed 
alphabetically. The general serial collections have been added to PACIS. Special Collections and 
Archives indexes its collection by volume, date, article titles, names of individuals mentioned and page 
number in a database called Q&A4 Inventory. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Archives has over 70,000 items with inclusive dates from 1594 to 1972. Areas of interest 
and subject highlights include missionary work; women religious; prominent American political and 


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religious leaders; slavery; Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary history; religious formation of 
alumni as seen from the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, WWI and WWII, the Korean War, the Viet 
Nam Conflict and Desert Storm; Sulpician records; Elizabeth Seton; Sisters of Charity; Jesuit records, 
including notes, diaries, and letters relating to United States missions in South America; and diaries, 
journals, oral histories of Mount St. Mary’s alumni, showing the spiritual development of these former 
students; and correspondence from members of religious communities (e.g. priests, brothers, women 
religious, bishops, cardinals and popes). Geographical scope is global; denominational scope is Roman 
Catholic. 

There is a card catalog indexed by author, subject, location, and names of individual. The 
catalog is cross-referenced chronologically. 

Maps: 


The Archives has a few maps pertaining to the land acquisition in the development of Mount 
Saint Mary’s campus. 

The card catalog contains records of these items. 

Video and sound recordings: 

There are approximately 500 VHS videotapes in the Media Center Library relating to religion. 
These titles support the curriculum of the Library. 

Vertical files: 

The Archives has 50 vertical files cabinets with inclusive dates from 1890 to the present. This 
collection includes academic, administrative and alumni records. Board of Trustees minutes, and 
correspondence; departmental reports; development, financial, governmental, and faculty records; 
litigations; personnel and Mount St. Mary's Presidential records; public relations; pamphlets; Seminary 
information and various studies. Some of the subject areas covered are the integration of women into 
Mount St. Mary's in 1972, control within the church and religion vs. the secular in this century. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

The Special Collections and Archives holds a large number in this category representing two 
centuries of the Catholic tradition. Religious artwork dates to the medieval and Renaissance periods 
and is both European and American in origin. Artwork includes such topics as the ancient Church, 
Church hierarchy, Church history, famous historical figures, portraits of Mount St. Mary Presidents, 
prominent alumni, Roman architecture and sacred art. Specific items include religious vessels, 
vestments and objects. 

This collection also contains over 100,000 photographs of art, priests, the Seminary, 
seminarians, and staff as well as many photographs of life and architecture on the campus of Mount St. 
Mary’s. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

The Library has America: History and Life ; ATLA Religion Datatbase on CD-Rom ; Catholic 
Periodical Index ; Philosopher's Index', Thesaurus Linguce Grcecce ; and Thomas Aquinas Database on 
CD. 


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The Special Collections and Archives has a database called Q&A4 Inventory which is an 
inventory and cross-reference file to their collections. 

SubjecUEIeadings 

Catholic Church-History; Catholic Church-United States-History; Jesuits; Missions and missionaries; 
Monasticism and religious orders for women; Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and College; Papacy; Papal 
encyclicals; Seton, Elizabeth Ann, Saint, 1774-1821; Sisters of Charity; Slavery and the church; 
Spirituality-Catholic Church; Sulpicians 


MD-14 

Oblate Sisters of Providence 
Library 


Address: 

Telephone Numbers: 
Contact Person: 


710 Gun Road 
Baltimore, MD 21227-3899 

(410) 242-8500 Fax Number: (410) 242-4963 

Sister Reparata Clarke, O.S.P, Archivist 

Ac c ess Policies 


HoursjQfJService: 

Monday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 

Yes 

No 


The Archivist is on site on days and hours indicated above. Holdings related to internal affairs 
of the Congregation and/or pertaining to personal lives of the membership (living or deceased) are 
restricted for use by researchers with a legal, personal or exceptional right thereto. 

Photocopying is permitted when requested. There is a minimal fee. Church officials, members 
of religious orders and preferred clients are exempted from fee. 


ReferenceJPolicy: 

Telephone reference questions are accepted with the request for a follow-up written request via 
mail - the latter being the preferred policy. Questions are answered for current researchers and former 
clients; out-of-state or foreign-country visitors; and persons under pressure for urgent deadlines for 
serious research. 


Borr owing Privile ges: 

Not a lending institution. 


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Networks/Consortia: 

None. 

Background Note: 

Reverend James Hector Joubert de la Muraille, S.S., co-founded the Oblate Sisters of 
Providence in the city of Baltimore with Elizabeth Lange (later Mother Mary Lange) in 1829 and three 
other women of color: Madeleine Balas, Rosine Boegue and Therese Marie Duchemin. The express 
purpose of the founding was the education of the children of people of color who were refugees fleeing 
the horrors of the Haitian revolution of 1793. There were no provisions for the education of people of 
color in Maryland prior to the Civil War. 

The Oblate Sisters of Providence is the oldest order of Religious Women of Color in the world. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Joubert Library contains 600 volumes dating from the late 1700s to the 1840s. Subject 
emphases of this collection include church history, the Catholic faith, the Sulpician Order, the Jesuits, 
the Josephite Order, and the Redemptorist Order. Highlights include works on the Oblate Sisters of 
Providence, their missionary endeavors in Cuba, Costa Rica and the United States, as well as their 
educational programs and ministries of service to the church in the Americas. 

There is a card catalog for this collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

An indefinite number in the Community Library. These cover the national and Central 
American mission and ministry of the community as well as highlighting the social, educational, 
formative and ecumenical aspects of the Oblate Sisters. A couple of journal highlights include a now 
defunct journal entitled Oblate News and Views (1948-1966) and the Josephite Harvest (1929 to 
present). 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

12, five-drawer vertical file cabinets with holdings from 1828 to the present. This collection 
includes manuscripts; biographical sketches; personal files of deceased Oblates; histories of the Order; 
correspondence; civic and religious activities of all Mission Houses in the United States, Central 
America and Cuba (1900-1961); personnel directories; diary of the founder; information on schools 
and institutions owned and operated by the Oblate Sisters; and parochial and parish church educational 
events and projects. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Four 16mm films; 25 8mm films; eight videos; 98 cassette tapes with inclusive dates from 1960 
to the present. Virtually all of these relate to the geographic areas of the United States, pre-Castro 
Cuba, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic which comprise the missions and ministry areas served 
by the Oblate Sisters. The cassette tapes are of liturgies, ceremonies, seminars and workshops related 
to O.S.P Gospel Ventures 

The Archivist can help researchers access these materials. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

100 photo binders and a large number of unidentified photographs; art works from former OSP 
convent-owned properties; 50 or more sets of slides of O.S.P. functions, rites, programs, etc. The 
dates vary according to the lifespan of the mission or ministry. The focus of these items is Catholic 
generally and includes Congregational milestones, events, functions, educational and ecumenical 
projects, ministerial ministry and achievements. 

Finding aids include inventories of holdings, document box labels, personnel directories and 
historical ledgers. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

Artifacts and exhibit posters and relics depicting the Congregation's history, mission and 
ministry to the Church. The Church is understood here ecumenically. 

Subject Headings 

African American Catholics; Joubert, James (Jacques), d. 1843; Lange, Mary Elizabeth, ca. 1800- 
1882; Missions and missionaries-Costa Rica; Missions and missionaries-Cuba; Missions and 
missionaries-Dominican Republic; Missions and missionaries—United States; Oblate Sisters of 
Providence; Oblate Sisters of Providence-History; St. Francis Academy, Baltimore; St. Francis Day 
Care Center, Baltimore; St. Francis Orphan Home, Baltimore; Women and religion 

Bibliography 

Davis, Cyrian. History of Black Catholics in the United States. New York, NY: Crossroad Publishing 
Company, 1990. 

Diggs, Margaret A. Catholic Negro Education in the United States. Houston, TX: Standard Printing 
Company, 1936. 

Gillard, John T., S.S.J. Catholic Church and the American Negro. Baltimore, MD: The Josephite 
Press, 1929. 

—. Colored Catholics in the United States. Baltimore, MD: The Josephite Press, 1941. 

—. More Colored Nuns. Baltimore, MD: The Josephite Press, 1938. 

Irvine, Jacqueline Jordan, and Michele Foster. Growing Up African American in Catholic Schools 
New York, NY: Teacher’s College Press, Columbia University, 1996. 

Lannon, Maria. Response to Love. Baltimore, MD: The Josephite Press, 1990. 

Member of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Thou Lord Art 
My Hope: Life of Mother Theresa Duchemin. Lancaster, PA: Dolphin Press, 1961. 

Misner, Barbara, S.C.S.C. Comparative Social Study of the Members and Apostolates of the First 


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Permanent Communities. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1981. 

—. Highly Respectable and Accomplished Ladies: Catholic Women Religious in America, 1790-1850. 
New York, NY: Garland Publishing Company, 1988. 

Morrow, Diane Batts. “The Oblate Sisters: Issues of Black and Female Agency in Their Ante-bellum 
Experience.” Ph.D diss.. University of Georgia, 1996. 

An Oblate Sister. Blossoms Gathered from the Lower Branches. St. Louis, MO: Con. P. Curran 
Printing Company, 1914. 

Posey, Thaddeus J., O.F.M.Cap.. “An Unwanted Commitment.” Ph.D diss., St. Louis University, 
1993. 

Ridder, Victor L., Jr. A Guide to Religious Ministries for Catholic Men and Women. New Rochelle, 
NY: The Catholic News Publishing Company, 1987. 

Sherwood, Grace. Oblate's One Hundred Years. New York, NY: McMillan Co., 1929. 


MD-15 

Review and Herald Library 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 

Contact Person: 


55 West Oak Ridge Drive 
Hagerstown, MD 21740-7390 

(301) 791-7000 Fax Number: (301) 790-9734 

ext. 2544 

Carol Macomber, Librarian 

Access Policies 


HoursjoLSexvice: 

Monday-Thursday 

Holidays 


8:00 a.m.--5:30 p.m. 

Open some holidays. Call ahead. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 

Yes 

Yes 


The public is welcome to use the library, the Review and Herald card index and other facilities, but 
anyone wishing to do extensive research must contact the library committee for permission. 
Photocopies may be made at a charge. The Review and Herald Library participates in United States, 


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but not international, interlibrary loan. 

ReferencePolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted if the time required for research does not 
exceed ten to fifteen minutes. The public may come to the library to do more extensive research. 

BorxowingPrivileges: 

The collection is a reference library for the editors and staff of the Review and Herald 
publishing house. Materials are not lent to the public. 

Networks/Consortia: 

None. 

Background JN ole: 

The Review and Herald Library began between 1923 and 1930 as a small reference library for 
the Review and Herald, a Seventh-day Adventist Church publishing house. Early on it was run and 
supervised by the head of the proof readers and copy editors, but since 1936 has had a full-time 
librarian. The Review and Herald publishes or prints eleven journals and some books. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The Library has over 40,000 volumes, the largest portion of which deals with religion. Rare 
items such as the early Seventh-day Adventist publications (early 19th century), the William Miller 
Collection, and rare Bibles are housed in the vault as part of the archival collection. The library also 
has a collection of juvenile books, most published by Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses. 

The classification system used is Dewey Decimal. A card catalog in the main room of the 
library covers these items. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Approximately seventeen of the one hundred periodicals received relate to religion or the 
Seventh-day Adventist Church-some discussing doctrine, others activities of local churches and 
conferences worldwide. United States Seventh-day Adventist Church conference papers are included in 
this collection as well as the journals that the publishing house produces. Most notable among these are 
the holdings for the Adventist Review and its predecessor, Present Truth (both from the mid-nineteenth 
century). 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Early Seventh-day Adventist materials, the William Miller Collection, early periodicals, rare 
books and Bibles are kept in the archival area. 

The card catalog covers these collections. 

Vertical files: 

Four file drawers of vertical files concern Seventh-day Adventism and include such items as 


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statistical and annual reports, U.S. General Conference reports, and historical information. 
Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Bible Notebook , Ellen G. White Papers', Online Bible. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

Approximately 2500 pamphlets dating from 1800 to the present concerning Seventh-day 
Adventism. 

Subject Headings 

Bible; Christian biography; Miller, William, 1782-1849; Seventh-day Adventists; White, Ellen Gould 
Harmon, 1827-1915 



MD-16 

Saint Joseph Society of the Sacred Heart 

Josephite Archives 

Address: 

1130 N. Calvert Street 

Baltimore, MD 21202-3802 

Telephone Number: 

(410) 727-3386 Fax Number: (410) 385-2331 

Contact Person: 

Father Peter Hogan, S.S.J., Archivist 

Access Policies 

HoursjojLSexvice: 
Monday-Friday 

9:30 a.m.--4:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


The Archives is open to the scholarly community with primary access to the Josephite 
Administration. Please call or write ahead. 

RefeienceJ^licy: 

Telephone and mail questions are answered as promptly as possible. Involved research 
requires that the researcher come to the Archives. 


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Not a circulating collection. 


N etworks/C onsortia: 

None. 


Background J^ote: 

Founded in 1866 by Herbert Cardinal Vaughan from the Missionary College of St. Joseph at 
Mill Hill near London. In 1871 four Mill Hill Fathers along with their Superior arrived in Baltimore to 
work with African-Americans newly freed from slavery. By 1892-93, Mill Hill had an American 
community of Josephites consisting of 16 men serving eight churches and two institutions under the 
direction of the Very Reverend John R. Slattery, S.S.J. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 4,500 books from the 19th and 20th centuries (some earlier) with emphases on 
Catholic Church history, African-American church history and related subjects. 

There is a computer catalog with an author and title index. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

75 current subscriptions and several hundred linear feet of older journals. Dates range from 
1850 to the present although the strongest collections are those after 1960. Highlights include those 
listed under books above. Specific strength in Josephite magazines. 

There are various tools for location of materials including computer indexing. 


Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Approximately 600,000 pages in the Official Archives dating from 1892; approximately 
900,000 pages in the manuscript collection dating from the 1830s. These include indexed records, 
partially indexed records, and holdings added since April 1990. 

Indexed records : Records of the Josephite Society up to the end of the administration of Father 
Matthew J. O’Rourke, 1979. These include: 

♦Records of the Very Reverend John R. Slattery, S.S.J., including some of the original Mill Hill 
material, 1871-1903, arranged, indexed and microfilmed. 

♦Records of Mrs. Fry Thomas Donovan and Justin McCarthy, 1903-1918. Partially arranged and 
outlined. Index of correspondence. 

♦Records of Father Louis Pastorelli, 1918-1942. Boxed and filed by year and topic. Index of 
correspondence. 

♦Records of Fathers Edward Casserly and Thomas McNamara. Filed by topic. Index of folders. 
♦Records of Father George O'Dea, 1959-1970. Filed by topic. 

♦Records of Father Matthew J. O'Rourke, 1970-1979. Filed by topic. Index of folders. 

♦Annual Reports from parishes and institutions to the Society, arranged by year and a second set 
arranged by parish or institution. Non-financial statistics have been computerized. 


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Partially indexed records : Parish records of several closed parishes; parish bulletins; Seminary, 
Novitiate and College records (copies if not originals); papers of several deceased members of the 
Society, (e.g. Fathers Pastorelli, John Albert, Edward Murphy, John Gillard and others); blue prints of 
several institutions and parishes; Josephite parish histories; surveys of Josephite parishes and areas of 
interest; chapter and conference information; correspondence from some departments; and tapes and 
transcripts of interviews for oral history program. 

Holdings added since April 1990: 

*Robert Giles papers. An African-American reporter, now semi-retired, who served among other 

places on the Texas Catholic Herald in Houston. His papers contain his writing and research. 
*Dyer papers (also at the Sulpician Archives). Father Dyer was a long-term secretary of the 

Commission for Catholic Missionary Efforts Among the Negro and Indians (known as N&I). 
The period covered is between approximately 1890 and 1904. 

♦Father Albert Foley, S.J.. papers. Twenty-two boxes dealing mainly with the Healy family, research 
for his book, God's Men of Color, and other allied topics. 

♦Sister Anthony Scally, R.S.M., research materials. Copies of the Carter G. Woodson materials have 
been given to the Moorland-Springam Collection at Howard University. 

Microforms: 

27 microfilm reels containing Mill Hill material from the 1860s to 1904. A small portion is 
also in transcript form. 

There is a computer index for these reels. 


Maps: 


Approximately four file drawers of state and area maps for Josephite missions in Alabama, 
Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, and Texas from the 1920s 
through the 1960s. 

A location listing book is available for this collection. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Approximately 110 video tapes with inclusive dates from 1970 to the present. This collection 
covers areas of African-American Catholic interest such as meetings and events of groups such as the 
Oblate Sisters of Providence and the Society of the Divine Word. Television programs of African- 
American Catholic interest are also collected. 

A location listing book is available for this collection. 

Vertical files: 

Four rooms of file cabinets, approximately three million pieces of paper with inclusive dates 
from 1870 to the present, with most materials dated after 1960. Strengths include Catholic Church 
history, African American church history and related subjects. 

There is a computer index for these files. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Approximately 100 boxes of photographs, with inclusive dates from 1870 to the present, 
illustrative of Josephite work. 

Subject Headings 

African American Catholics; African American churches; African religions; Catholic Church; Catholic 
Church-Clergy-African American; Catholic Church-United States-History; Christian biography; 
Church history-African American; Church work with African Americans; Gibbons, James, Cardinal, 
1834-1921; Josephites; Missions and missionaries; Missions and missionaries, Nigerian; O'Connor, 
Michael, 1810-1872; Slattery, JohnR., 1851-1929; Spalding, Martin John, Archbishop, 1810-1872; 
Vaughan, Herbert, Cardinal, 1832-1903; Women and religion 



MD-17 

Saint Mary's Seminary and University 

The Knott Library 

Address: 

5400 Roland Avenue 

Baltimore, MD 21210 

Telephone Number: 

(410) 323-3200 Fax Number: (410) 323-3554 

ext. 162 

Contact Person: 

David P. Siemsen, Director 

Access Policies 

HoursjoYService: 
Academic Year: 
Monday-Thursday 

8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. 

May-September: 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

Vacations/Holidays: 

8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. 

1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 

Hours are posted 

Open to public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

No 


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While the Library allows the general public to use its resources and to borrow by purchasing a 
library card, it reserves interlibrary loan services for students and faculty only. 

Photocopying is available at 10 cents per page. Besides normal copying, enlargement and 
reduction of print size is available. The Library will supply copy cards and change but asks patrons to 
avoid using twenty-dollar bills. 

ReferenceJ^olicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted, provided such questions are ready 
reference in nature. Questions that call for extensive research are not accepted given the small size of 
our staff and the fact that the Library is not automated. There is no distinction made about those who 
ask the questions. 

Borr owing Privile ges: 

Borrowing is open to the general public with the purchase of a library card, currently fifteen 
dollars per year, which must be paid for and validated each year on or before the anniversary date of 
the card. The general public is limited to five (5) books per visit. 

Networks/ Consortia : 

30% of holdings are listed in OCLC. Plans are being made for retrospective conversion 
whereby all holdings will be accessible through OCLC, but there is no projected date for this plan. 
Interlibrary loan is for students and faculty only. 

Background JNote: 

St. Mary's Seminary and University was founded in Baltimore by the priests of the Society of 
St. Sulpice from Paris, France in 1791. The original buildings of the seminary were located on Paca 
Street in the city. The institution moved to its present location at Roland Avenue in 1929. The library 
can trace its roots to books brought to the new world by those Sulpician priests who founded St. 

Mary's in 1791. Some of those books can still be found today in the rare book collection which 
numbers 2500 volumes. 

The Sulpician tradition emphasizes community. Consequently, up until the 1970's the library 
was operated by priests and seminarians. The first librarian with a masters degree was hired in the 
1970's and from that point on, the library evolved into what it is today -- a major academic, theological 
library, fully accredited by Middle States and the Association of Theological Schools. 

Descriptio n of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection numbers 103,577 volumes. The rare book collection of 2,500 volumes, 
although physically located in a separate room, is well represented in the card catalog. Books in the 
collections range from some in the 1400s (5 books) to those published in the 1990s. In the collection, 
Roman Catholic materials are emphasized above all others - primarily missions. Other subjects well 
represented are theology, liturgy, philosophy, and church history. The rare book collection features 
early Catholic Americana and books in dogmatic, systematic, and pastoral theology from patristic to 
early modem times. 

The collection is growing, with the highest collection development priorities focused on Roman 
Catholic materials-theology, church documents, and church history. Other areas of growth are 
ecumenical materials from all faiths, black theology, women’s studies, and philosophy. 


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There is a divided card catalog: author/title and subject. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

370 periodicals/newspaper subscriptions and 19,000 bound volumes. Together they represent a 
collection strong in religious, theological, and philosophical titles. 

Titles are represented in the card catalog. There is also a holdings list, continually updated, 
available on index tables and at the circulation desk. 

Video and sound recordings: 

The collection numbers 1,974 items, mostly audio and videocassettes. Topics represented are 
spirituality, retreats, PBS tapes dealing with religion, sociology, ethics, and other topics. 

Subject Headings 

Biblical studies; Catholic Church-United States-History; Christian theology; Church history; 
Ecumenical movement; Papal encyclicals; Patristics; Semitic studies 


MD-18 

St. Mary’s Seminary and University/Sulpician Archives 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Persons: 


Hours of Service: 
Monday-Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


St. Charles' College Chapel (Charlestown Retirement 
Community) 

711 Maiden Choice Lane 
Baltimore, MD 21218 

(410) 242-4499 Fax Number: (410) 242-4375 

Robert Shindle, Associate Archivist 
Ronald Kozich, Jr., Assistant Archivist 

Access Policies 


8:30 a.m.~4:30 p.m. 


By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


The Archives is generally open the hours listed above, yet it is important to call in advance and 
make an appointment. Most materials may be photocopied on site for a charge of five cents per page. 


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Referenc.e_Policy: 

The Archives will accept telephone, fax and mail inquiries. They will research basic 
biographical or institutional information and provide lists of documents free of charge. Photocopies of 
documents are available at the standard price of five cents per page plus postage. Arrangements can be 
made for the Archives to have prints made of photographs for the fee charged by the studio. A 
researcher is available to provide more in-depth research at a negotiable fee. 

Borro wing Privile ges: 

Borrowing privileges are for faculty and Library/Archive staff only. 

Ne tworks/Consortia : 

None. 

Background JSLote: 

The SMSU/Sulpician Archives collects, preserves and administers the permanent historical 
collections of the Society of St. Sulpice in the United States and of its Motherhouse, St. Mary's 
Seminary and University. St. Mary's Seminary & University was founded by Sulpician priests 
displaced by the French Revolution in 1791. St. Charles's College was established in 1848 and closed 
in 1969. The U.S. Province of the Society of St. Sulpice was established in 1921 to develop a dozen 
other seminaries across the country. The Ecumenical Institute and Institute for Continuing Studies 
were established in 1968. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

1,000 volumes with inclusive dates from 1830 to the present. The Archives has a reference 
collection on the Roman Catholic Church in the United States including a collection of the Official 
Catholic Directory for the years 1808, 1817, 1822, and from 1833 to the present; manuscripts and 
publications by Sulpician authors and by and about Sulpician Alumni; histories of Roman Catholic 
Dioceses and Orders in the United States, Canada and France. 

There is a card catalog for this collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Five subscriptions and seven titles. Subject strengths of this collection are United States. 
Roman Catholic history and Catholic seminaries. The collection includes seminary catalogs and 
yearbooks. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Approximate amounts for the following: 100 linear feet of priest's personal papers; 100 linear 
feet of Sulpician proceedings and personnel records; 200 linear feet of St. Mary's Seminary and 
University (SMSU) academic records; 120 linear feet of SMSU administrative records; 10 volumes of 
Sulpician Parish (Baltimore) Registers; 50 volumes of SMSU faculty minutes; 350 volumes of SMSU 
financial records. 

Dates of this collection are 1791 to the present. More specific dates and contents of the 
collection follow: Official records of St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore (from 1791); 


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St. Charles' College in Howard County (1848-1911); St. Charles' College in Baltimore County (1911- 
1968); Proceedings of the Sulpician Community in the United States including the establishment of 
seminaries in the Archdiocese of Louisville (1819), Boston (1894), New York (1896), San Francisco 
(1898), Seattle (1931), Detroit (1949), and the Diocese of Honolulu (1946) as well as Frederick County 
(1809), the Sisters of Charity (1809). and the Oblate Sisters of Providence (1828). The Archives also 
holds blueprints and architectural drawings for SMSU buildings and grounds in Baltimore. 

Microforms: 

Approximately 100 reels of microfilm covering U.S. Roman Catholic history and seminaries. 


Maps: 


Three maps from 1809-1852. These include two plans of the campus of St. Mary's College 
and one plan of the City of Baltimore. 

Video and sound recordings: 

10 videotapes covering United States Roman Catholic history and seminaries. 

These titles are included in the card catalog. 

Vertical files: 

Six drawers of vertical files with dates from 1970 to the present. These files cover United 
States Roman Catholic history and seminaries. 

The vertical files are listed in the card catalog. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Approximately 2,500 photographs, 2,500 slides, 50 prints, and 50 paintings with inclusive 
dates from 1800 to the present. Highlights include buildings, grounds, and ceremonies of Sulpician 
seminaries; individual faculty and alumni of Sulpician seminaries; art work created for Sulpician 
seminaries. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

Approximately 100 artifacts. 


Subject Headings 

African American Catholics; Carroll, John, Archbishop, 1735-1815; Catholic Church-Clergy; 

Catholic Church-History; Church buildings; Church work with African Americans; Church work with 
immigrants; Daughters of Charity; Deluol, Louis Regis, 1787-1858; Ecumenical movement; Gibbons, 
James, Cardinal, 1834-1921; Lange, Mary Elizabeth, 1800-1882; Oblate Sisters of Providence; 
Sacraments; Seminaries; Seton, Elizabeth Ann, Saint, 1774-1821; Sulpicians; Tabb, John Bannister, 
1845-1909; Tessier, Jean, 1758-1840; Women and religion. 


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United Methodist Historical Society 
of the Baltimore-Washington Conference 
Lovely Lane Museum Library 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


Hours r»LService: 
Monday and Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


2200 St. Paul Street 
Baltimore, MD 21218-5897 

(410) 889-4458 

Dr. Arthur D. Thomas, Jr., Archivist 
Access Policies 


10:00 a.m.~4:00 p.m. 


Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


Most materials may be photocopied. We honor most interlibrary loan requests. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. Long distance calls are not returned. 
Queries are answered if they are accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Genealogists 
and those with involved questions will be charged a fee. 

Borr owing Privile ges: 

Not a lending institution. 

N etworks/Consortia: 

None. 


Background JSf ote: 

Founded as the Baltimore Conference Historical Society in 1855. The name has changed 
various times: American Methodist Historical Society (1856-1943), Baltimore Conference Historical 
Society (1943-1992), and the United Methodist Historical Society of the Baltimore-Washington 
Conference, Inc. (1992-). 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 4,700 volumes, primarily from the 18th to the 20th centuries, with a few earlier 
books. The Historical Society’s printed collections relate to the history of the United Methodist 


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Church. These are the Methodist Episcopal Church: Methodist Episcopal Church, South: Methodist 
Church: Evangelical Association; United Brethren in Christ; Evangelical United Brethren: Methodist 
Protestant Church: and the United Methodist Church. 

The card catalog, organized by author, covers this collection. The Methodist Union Catalog: 
Pre-1976 Imprints contains a listing of the early books in this collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are approximately 20 current subscriptions and 100 titles, many with long runs. Most 
are 19th and 20th century periodicals covering Methodism (see description above for full list of 
Methodist bodies). Of particular interest are annual conference records beginning in 1800. See also 
notes below on archives. 

The Union List of Methodist Serials, 1773-1973 is a finding aid for this collection. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Approximately 280 linear feet. Inclusive dates for this collection are 18th to 20th centuries. 
The collection contains the Archives of the Commission on Archives and History of the Baltimore- 
Washington Conference and the Manuscript and Museum collections of the United Methodist Historical 
Society. Manuscript holdings include items written by John Wesley, Susanna Wesley, Joseph Pilmore, 
Thomas Rankin. John Fletcher, Francis Asbury, E. Stanley Jones, Thomas Coke, Henry Boehm, 
Nicholas Snethen, Jesse Lee, William McKendree, Joseph Dallam, Henry Smith, James Henry Brown, 
Henry Slicer, Isaac Collins, Isaac P. Cook, John Franklin Goucher, John Kobler, Levi Monroe, Nelson 
Reed, and many others. 

The archives also includes circuit records (1794-), district records (ca.1865-), annual 
conference records (1800-). membership records (1799-), closed church records, class records, 

British Conference (Wesleyan Church), President Letters and Pictures and general conference records. 
Finding aids include church record inventories and a finding aid for vault locations. 

Rev. Edwin Schell is Executive Secretary of the United Methodist Historical Society. Arthur 
D. Thomas, Jr., is the Conference Archivist and Director of Archives and History of the Commission 
of Archives and History. 

Microforms: 

The collection contains 45 reels of microfilm, mainly of conference minutes and preacher's 
journals. 

Maps: 


200 maps with inclusive dates from 1794 to the 20th century. Some maps on slides date from 
1758. Maps are of the Baltimore-Washington Conference, which includes Maryland, the District of 
Columbia and West Virginia. 

Vertical files: 

40 vertical files dating from 1770 to the 20th century. Highlights include manuscripts, 
clippings, biographical sketches, and histories of institutions such as local churches, colleges, 
seminaries, schools, boards, agencies, and benevolent organizations. 

The vertical file is organized alphabetically by subject. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

200 slides, 350 mounted pictures, oil paintings, statues, lithographs, and photographs. 

Inclusive dates of this collection are 18th to 20th centuries. Subject matter includes events, people, and 
churches, mainly of the area conference. 

There are alphabetical inventories for part of the collection. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

A listing of United Methodist clergy, primarily from Baltimore and vicinity, on index cards 
with biographical and career information on ministers of the Methodist Church. Included in the listing 
are traveling preachers (1773-1994), local preachers (late 18th century-1990), and supply pastors (20th 
century), as well as traveling preachers for the entire United States (1773-1799). 

The Society's collection also includes the Lovely Lane Museum with artifacts and exhibits 
concerning John Wesley, Susanna Wesley, Robert Strawbridge, Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke, and 
John Fletcher. 


Subject Headings 

African Americans-Religion; Asbury, Francis, 1745-1816; Church discipline-Methodist Church; 
Church polity-Methodist Church; Evangelical Association; Evangelical United Brethren; Methodist 
Church; Methodist Episcopal Church; Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Methodist Protestant 
Church; Missions and missionaries; Religious education; United Brethren in Christ; United Methodist 
Church; Wesley, John, 1703-1791; Wesleyan theology; Women in the Methodist Church 

Bibliography 

Batsel, John D., and Lyda K. Batsel, comp. Union List of United Methodist Serials, 1773-1973. 
Evanston, IL: Garrett Theological Seminary, 1974. 

Rowe, Kenneth E., ed. Methodist Union Catalog: Pre-1976 Imprints. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow 
Press, 1975. 


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VA-1 


Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) 

Library 


Address: 

76th and Atlantic Avenue 

Virginia Beach. VA 23451-0595 

Telephone Number: 

(757) 428-3588 Fax Number: (757) 422-4631 

ext: 7141 

Contact Person: 

Stephen Craig Jordan. Library Manager 

E-mail Address: 

are@ webartisans. com 

Website URL: 

http: //www. are-cay ce. com 

Access Policies 

Hours oLSenice: 
Monday-Saturday 

Sunday 

9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. 

11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrarv loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


Appointments are recommended. A fee is charged for photocopying. Special collections and 
reference materials do not circulate through interlibrary loan. 

Reference. Policy: 

The A.R.E Library serves the needs of A.R.E. members, Atlantic University and Reilly 
School of Massotherapy students, and the general public. In-person, telephone, and mail reference 
questions are answered for a S3.00 reference fee. Long distance calls are not returned. Membership is 
recommended. Photocopies are 25 cents per page. 

Borro w ing Privileges: 

Borrowing privileges are for A.R.E. members only. 

Networks /Consorda: 

None. 

Background Note : 

Founded in 1931, the A.R.E. consists of a global community of people from all walks of life 
and spiritual traditions who have found meaningful and life-transformative insights from the readings of 


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Edgar Cayce. It offers conferences and educational activities to people of every age. Programs focus 
on such topics as holistic health, dreams, reincarnation, ESP, the power of the mind, meditation, and 
personal spirituality. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

13,000 books from the 19th and 20th centuries. The basic collection covers Christianity, 
comparative religion, and mythology, with special emphases including theosophy, anthroposophy, 
Christian Science, mysticism, miracles, Jesus Christ, Unity, the American metaphysical movement, 
meditation, and prayer. 

This library has both card and computer catalogs covering materials from all dates. An 
electronic card catalog on two diskettes (IBM PC compatible) is available for purchase from the 
A.R.E. Library. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

15 titles, 164 volumes published in the 20th century. Highlights of this collection include 
religion and psychical research, religion and metaphysics, and religion and mysticism. 

The Hampton Roads Union List of Serials (1996 edition) acts as a finding aid for this 
collection. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Edgar Cayce Readings on CD-Rom. 

SubjectJBLeadings 

Angels; Bible; Buddhism; Cayce, Edgar, 1877-1945; Christian Science; Comparative religion; Death- 
Religious aspects; Hinduism; Indians of North America-Religion; Judaism; Magic; Meditation; 
Mythology; Prayer; Prophecy; Reincarnation; Spiritual development; Spiritual healing; Spiritualism; 
Supernatural; Symbolism; Theosophy; Witchcraft 

Bibliography 

"Old Age to New Age: Association for Research and Enlightenment Library." Virginia Librarian Vol. 
35, no.l (January-February-March 1989): pp. 9-10. 

"Segment Four: a Library of Psychic Dimension.” Sally Florian, Producer, in Library Video Magazine 
[Video recording], Vol. 4, no. 2 (Summer 1990). 


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Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives Trust 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 

Contact Person: 

Access Policies 

Hours of Servic e: 
Sunday and Monday 
Tuesday and Wednesday 
Thursday 

And by appointment 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


1109 West Franklin Street 
Richmond, VA 23220 

(804) 353-2668 

Shirley Belkowitz, Director 


10:00 a.m.--3:00 p.m. 
10:00 a.m.~4:00 p.m. 
10:00 a.m.--2:00 p.m. 


Yes 

Yes 

No 


There are limited reference and photocopy services. 

Reference j^licy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted from both the general public and other 
institutions. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution with the exception of loans to other institutions for exhibits. 

Networks/Consort ia: 

None. 

Background Note: 

Founded in 1841. Beth Ahabah is the oldest Jewish congregation in Virginia. The "mother" 
congregation to Beth Ahabah was the Beth Shalom congregation founded in 1789. The two 
congregations were merged in 1898. All holdings at Beth Ahabah are essentially Jewish in nature but 
relate primarily to the Richmond Jewish experience. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 100 books relating to the Jewish religion with publication dates from the 1780s 
to the present. The collection includes books on Jewish religion, culture, art, and history. Collections 
relating to history deal particularly with history of the Jewish community in Richmond and Virginia. 
Highlights include prayer books and hymnals as well as several early texts relating to the formation of 
Reform Judaism in America. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

One journal subscription: American Jewish Historical Society , 1950-1990. This journal covers 
the history, culture, and religion of Jews in America. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Congregational records for Beth Shalom and Beth Ahabah congregations; records of Jewish 
communal and fraternal organizations in Richmond; genealogies of families, most with Beth Ahabah 
connections; public and private records, and manuscripts relating to Jewish families and people in 
Richmond, 1745 to present. These include scrapbooks, collections of religious articles, memorabilia, 
speeches, newspaper clippings, and awards. There are also 20 oral histories and a small World War II 
collection. 

There is a card file by subject, individuals, and institutions for this collection. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

The collection has portraits of religious leaders, photographs of temple architecture and stained 

glass. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

The Museum and Archives Trust has begun to accession information in computer-readable 

form. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

The Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives Trust has a collection of 300 Jewish religious objects. 
Some of these were used in synagogue ceremonies. Others relate to Jewish home life. 

Subject Headings 

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Judaism; Judaism-Religious articles; Judaism-Sacred books; Religious 
art; Religious biography; Worship; Zionism 


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Bridgewater College 
Alexander Mack Memorial Library 
Special Collections 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 
E-mail Address: 
Web site URL: 


Bridgewater, VA 22812 

(540) 828-2501 Fax Number: (540) 828-5482 

Ruth Greenawalt, Library Director 
rgreenaw@Bridgewater.edu 

http: //www. bridge water. edu/departments/library/library. html 
Access Policies 


Hoursof Service: 

Monday-Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


7:45 a.m.—11:00 p.m. 
7:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 
3:00 p.m.--ll:00 p.m. 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


Hours for holiday periods, summer sessions, and other special occasions are posted at the 
library entrance. Certain materials in special collections do not circulate on interlibrary loan. 

Reference JPolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. There are no restrictions on who may 
request help. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local county residents may borrow. 

Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC, SOLINET, Shenandoah Valley Independent Colleges Cooperative, VIVA, and Virginia 
Private College Libraries. 

Holdings are listed in OCLC. OCLC searches may be done for patrons at the librarian's 
discretion. 


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Background JSLote: 

Founded by Daniel C. Flory in 1880. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 12,000 volumes with inclusive dates from the 1700s to the present. Emphasis 
on Church of the Brethren materials. The Special Collections has the largest Church of the Brethren 
hymnal collection in existence. There is also a collection of rare Bibles including a 1482 Venice Bible, 
Nuremberg Bibles, and 18th century Sauer Bibles. 

The card catalog includes holdings added from 1880 to 1995. The computer catalog includes 
about 60% of the total collections, and everything added from 1977 to the present. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

45 periodical subscriptions and 90 titles related to religion with inclusive dates from the 1800s 
to the present. Materials relate primarily to the Church of the Brethren. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

95 linear feet of archives relating to the Church of the Brethren. These items were created 
primarily in the 20th century. 

Microforms: 

47 reels of microfilm relating to the Church of the Brethren. 

Video and sound recordings: 

20 films and videotapes with inclusive dates from the 1960s to the present. Miscellaneous 
religious topics. 

These items are listed in the card and computer catalogs. 

Vertical files: 

IV 2 vertical files with inclusive dates from the 1800s to the present on the Church of the 
Brethren. 

The collection has an alphabetical listing of topics. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Quickverse. 


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Subject Headings 

Bible: Church history: Church music: Church of the Brethren: Hymns and hymnals; Missions and 
missionaries 



VA-4 

Christendom College 

O'Reilly Memorial Library 

Address: 

134 Christendom Drive 

Front Royal,VA 22630 

Telephone Number: 

(540) 636-2900 Fax Number: (540) 636-1655 

Contact Persons: 

Andrew Armstrong, Library Director 

Stephen P. Pilon, Library Assistant 

Clare M. Curley, Library Assistant 

E-mail Address: 

cc_lib@shentel.net 

(use name of person you wish to contact as subject of message) 

Website URL: 

http: //www. Christendom. edu 

Access Policies 

Hours of Seryice: 

Monday—Friday 

Saturday and Sunday 

8:30 a.m.-Midnight 

1:00 p.m.-Midnight 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


The Library closes every day for lunch (11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.) and for dinner (5:15 p.m-6:15 
p.m.). These hours apply ONLY during the school year; summer hours are not currently set. The 
Library is also closed for Christmas holidays between December 22-January 2. 

In-house photocopies are 10 cents a copy. Interlibrary loans are shipped at no cost to borrower 
(including photocopying); page limitation of 30 pages. More than this will mean that 10 cents a page 
will be charged to borrower. 


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Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail inquiries are accepted, with priority given to faculty, staff, students, and 

alumni. 

BQrrowjmgJPrivileges: 

These privileges are for faculty, students, staff, and local residents only. The latter may 
borrow if they register with the Library giving proof of residence. 

NetwojdcsfConsortia: 

OCLC, SE Library Network. Partial holdings are listed in OCLC. The symbol is PYY. 
OCLC searches may be done for the public or for personal questions for a fee of three dollars. 


Background note: 

Founded 1977, by Dr. Warren H. Carroll, current chairman of the History Department. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

43,700 volumes with inclusive publication dates from the 19th century to the present. Primary 
strengths are Catholic theology, its doctrines and history, and a strong collection of hagiography. 
Philosophical studies, both ancient and modem, are strong as well. Additional areas of strength, often 
reflecting the focus and strength of the curriculum, include: Bible studies, papal encyclicals, 
eschatology, liturgy, ordination, the papacy, patristics, prayer, religious biography, sacraments, saints, 
and Catholic spirituality. 

Currently the Library has both a card and a computer catalog. All titles are included in the 
online catalog, covering the dates shown for the collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

208 subscriptions; 2,970 volumes with inclusive publication dates from the 1800s to the 
present. Subject emphases include Catholic theology, doctrines, and current religious news. 

The Periodical Listing (on paper) covers this collection. It is updated regularly. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

1,138 volumes with dates from the 1500s to the present. Strengths of the collection include 
early printed hagiographies and papal documents. 

Andrew Armstrong, Library Director, is the curator for this collection and can be reached at 
(540) 636-2900, ext. 231. 


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Microforms: 

809 reels, primarily back issues of journals and some older books. A highlight of this 
collection is a long run of L’Osservatore Romano , Weekly Edition in English. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Approximately 200 films and videotapes, with publication dates from the 1950s to the present. 
The focus of this collection is current religious topics: talks with religious personalities, the life of 
Christ, and documentaries. 

The online catalog covers this collection. 

Vertical files: 

1,154 vertical files from the 1900s to the present. The strength of this collection is in Catholic 
theology and pastoral concerns. 

The collection is covered by the online catalog. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

Works of Saint Thomas Aquinas. 


Subject Headings 

Biblical studies: Catholic Church; Catholic Church-Clergy; Catholic Church-Doctrine; Eschatology; 
Hagiography; Liturgy; Ordination; Papacy; Papal encyclicals; Patristics; Prayer; Religious biography; 
Sacraments; Saints; Spirituality-Catholic Church; Thomas Aquinas, Saint, ca. 1225-1274 


VA-5 


Eastern Mennonite University 
Menno Simons Historical Library/Archives 


Address: 1200 Park Road 

Harrisonburg, VA 22801-2462 

Telephone Numbers: (540) 432-4177 Fax Number: (540) 432-4977 

(540) 432-4170 
(540) 432-4169 


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Contact Persons: 

Library 

Boyd Reese, Director of Libraries 

Lois B. Bowman, Associate Director, Menno Simons Historical 

Archives 

James 0. Lehman, Archivist 

E-mail Addresses: 

bowmanlb@emu. edu 
lehmanjo@emu.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

http: //sirsisun.emu. edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/11/1/1 

Website URL: 

http: //www. emu. edu/units/library/lib. htm 

Access Policies 

Hours oLSexvice: 

Library 

Monday-Friday 

Saturday 

Summer/Holidays 

10:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

10:00 a.m.--l:00 p.m. 
schedule varies 


Archives 

The Archives may have some scheduled hours during the academic year; otherwise it is open by 
appointment only. 


Library: 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes, with restrictions 

Archives: 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes, on a limited basis 

No 


The Historical Library is open to the public for reference and research use. The Archives are 
generally open by appointment. 

Reference j’olicy: 

Limited reference service is provided in-person, by mail, telephone, and e-mail. 

Borrowing Priv ileges: 

These materials are rare and do not circulate. 

Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC, SE Library Network. Published works cataloged since 1977 are included in OCLC. 


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Background Note: 

The School was founded in 1917; the Historical Library collection was begun in 1926. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

25,011 volumes, most of which are religion-related. The inclusive dates of the collection are 
1501 to the present. The Historical Library has major research holdings on the history, doctrine, life, 
and arts of Anabaptists and Mennonites, beginning with the 16th-century Reformation. The particular 
focus of these materials is the Dutch wing of Anabaptism. There are significant works on the history 
and development of the Mennonites from the 17th century to the present, including Pennsylvania 
German materials such as Ephrata and Saur imprints; extensive materials pertaining to the Amish; and 
an outstanding collection of central Shenandoah Valley imprints (Harrisonburg, Singers Glen, Dayton, 
New Market), including large holdings of the publications of Joseph Funk. Eastern Mennonite 
University has perhaps the most extensive collection in North America of the etchings (mostly in 
books), of the Dutch artist, Jan Luiken (1649-1712) 

The OPAC includes records from 1977 to present. These are available on the Internet catalog. 
The card catalog covers through the summer of 1995. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

465 current subscriptions; 976 non-current titles; approximately 8,006 non-current volumes. 
Inclusive dates of this collection are 19th century to present. The Historical Library collects published 
records that apply to any Mennonite group in the area, as well as some unpublished material. The 
collection includes many regional and local journals, area conference proceedings, and newsletters. 

Beginning May 1996, serials will be entered in the OPAC. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Approximately 200 linear feet. Inclusive dates of this collection are 1830 to present. The 
Archives contains the official papers of the Eastern Mennonite University and the several schools that 
developed since Eastern Mennonite School began in 1917. There are audio tapes of many events of 
recent decades, as well as Virginia Mennonite Conference records and manuscripts. There are 
personal papers, mostly Mennonite, of leaders and lay people who had institutional ties as well as 
Virginia Mennonite Conference ties, (e.g. Lewis J. Heatwole, Joseph Funk, Joseph K. Reubush, 
George R. Brunk, John K. Mumaw, Grant M. Stoltzfus, J. Harvey Yoder, Myron Augsburger, Grace 
Showalter, and others.) The collection includes Mennonite records and congregational materials. 

Most materials are inventoried by archival box. Virtually no archival or manuscript collections 
are available in the OPAC. Some materials are listed in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript 
Collections. 


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Microforms: 

516 microfilms; The subject matter is Mennonite history in the form of journals and 
dissertations. Some finding aids are available for this collection. 

Video and sound recordings: 

1100 audio tapes, mostly of special Eastern Mennonite College and Seminary and, after August 
of 1994, Eastern Mennonite University events. 

Vertical files: 

1,949 vertical file folders; These include a 20th century collection with minutes of Eastern 
Mennonite University and Eastern Mennonite High School; over 1,000 college term papers on 
Mennonite history and Mennonite congregational history; a clipping file containing newspaper articles, 
pamphlets and other items concerning Mennonite and Amish history. 

The vertical file is organized alphabetically. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Approximately 4,500 engravings, paintings, photographs, prints and 2,000 slides. Most of the 
collection is 20th century although the engravings and broadsides are 17th century. Most relate to 
Mennonite history. The Luiken collection includes broadsides and engravings. Many of the latter are 
in books. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Religion Database on CD-Rom 

Subject Headings 

Amish; Anabaptists-History; Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712; Mennonite genealogy; Mennonites; 
Mennonites—History; Reformation 


Bibliography 

Pellam, Herbert R. Eastern Mennonite College, 1917-1967: A History. Harrisonburg, VA: Eastern 
Mennonite College, 1967. 


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Emory and Henry College 

Frederick T. Kelly Library 

Special Collections 

Address: 

Emory, VA 24327-0948 

Telephone Number: 

(540) 944-6874 Fax Number: (540) 944-4592 

Contact Person: 

Rachel Garrett, Archivist 

E-mail Address: 

ragarret@ehc.edu 

Website URL: 

http: //www .library. ehc. edu 

Access Policies 

HQurs_oLSexvic e: 
Monday-Friday 

8:00 a.m.--4:30 p.m., and by appointment 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

No 


The Special Collections are open for use by serious researchers. 

RefexenceJBolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. There are no restrictions, but a fee may 
be charged if extensive research or photocopying is necessary. 

BorxowingJPrivileges: 

Materials in the Archives and Special Collections circulate only on a restrictive, case by case, 

basis. 

Networks/C onsortia: 

Holston Academic Libraries Consortium, OCLC via SOLINET, SOLINET, and SWING. 
Holdings are listed in OCLC. OCLC searches are not done for researchers. 

BackgroundJ^nte: 

Founded in 1836 under the auspices of the Holston Conference of the Methodist Church. The 
first students were enrolled in 1838. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection holds approximately 11,000 volumes. These are primarily from the 19th and 
20th centuries with a few items from the 18th century. Subject highlights include printed histories of 
the Methodist Episcopal Church; Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Methodist Episcopal Church, 
North; Evangelical United Brethren; and the United Methodist Church. There are also items relating to 
general Methodist history, religious studies, and religion in general. 

The computer catalog contains all items for which there is Library of Congress cataloging. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library holds 45 current subscriptions and approximately 80 titles, many with long runs. 
These cover the 19th and 20th centuries. Highlights of this collection include the Holston Conference 
Annual Records (1874-1939) and conference journals from the following: Methodist Episcopal 
Church; Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Methodist Episcopal Church, North; Evangelical United 
Brethren; and the United Methodist Church. Journals relating to Methodism, the Methodist Church, 
and religious studies are also included in the collection. 

Holdings are available on the online catalog. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

Approximately 120 linear feet with inclusive dates covering the 18th to the 20th centuries. 
Highlights include letters and writings of persons prominent in the regional Methodist Church and 
historical manuscripts from area colleges; District records; Holston Conference Meeting Minutes; and 
regional church histories. 

A card index to names and church histories is available. 

Vertical files: 

200 vertical files with inclusive dates from 1790 to the present. Highlights include newspaper 
clippings, biographical sketches, programs, bulletins, correspondence, and memorabilia. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Approximately 200 photographs from 1890 to the present. Most are of churches, events, and 
people, both Holston Conference and College-related. 

Subject Headings 

Evangelical United Brethren; Methodist Church; Methodist Episcopal Church-Holston Conference; 
Methodist Episcopal Church, North; Methodist Episcopal Church, South 


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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 

Virginia Synod 

Synodical Archives 

Address: 

Bittle Hall 

Roanoke College 

Salem, VA 24153 

Mailing Address: 

P.O. Box Drawer 70 

Salem, VA 24153 

Telephone Number: 

(540) 389-1000 Fax Number: (540) 389-5962 

Contact Person: 

Keith Brown, Assistant to the Bishop, Virginia Synod, ELCA 

E-mail Address: 

VASYNOD.parti@ecunet.org 

Access Policies 

Honrs_ofServiee: 
Monday-Friday 

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only. 

Yes 

No 


Most materials may be photocopied. 

ReferenceJPolicy: 

Telephone and mail questions are answered. The Archives is not equipped to do research on 
genealogical questions. 

B orrowing Privile ges: 

Collection is non-circulating. 

Melwoxks/Consortia: 

None. 

Backgr ound Note : 

The Virginia Synod and its predecessor church bodies date back to 1820. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

Approximately 75 published books written primarily in the 20th century concerning the 
Lutheran Church in the southeast. These include synod, seminary, congregational histories, and 
biographies of important church leaders. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

44 boxes of materials with inclusive dates from 1832 to the present. Highlights include synod 
minutes for the Virginia Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and its precursor 
groups. These include the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Virginia; Southeast Virginia Synod; 
Holston Synod; Lutheran Synod of Virginia, ULCA; and the Virginia Synod, LCA. 

The archival collection also includes records of church and synod organizations, newsletters, 
conference and pastoral minutes, information on local and international missions, and parish registers. 

Vertical files: 

Five file cabinets of materials from 1832 to the present. This collection contains 
congregational archives and files along with biographical information on pastors who have served in 
Virginia. 

The collection is filed alphabetically by congregation and pastor. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

10 boxes of religious artifacts such as offertory plates, communion ware, deeds, and Bibles. 

Subject Headings 

Christian biography; Evangelical Lutheran Church-Virginia; Lutheran Church-Clergy; Lutheran 
Church-Virginia; Lutheran Church in America-Virginia; Missions and missionaries; United Lutheran 
Church in America-Virginia 


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Hampton University 
Hampton University Archives 
William R. and Norma B. Harvey Library 


Address: Hampton, VA 23668 

Telephone Number: (804) 727-5374 


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Contact Persons: 


Jeanne Zeidler, Director of Museum and Archives 
Donzella Maupin, Archives Assistant 


Access Policies 


Hours_oJLS.ejrvice: 
Monday—Friday 


8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 
Yes, with restrictions 
No 


The materials are to be used primarily for non-profit scholarly research. All requests for use 
of materials must be submitted in writing for approval. Scholars and researchers who use manuscripts 
must present appropriate identification, and complete and sign an application for use of the collection. 
Photocopies and photographic reproductions of archival materials are provided for research needs only; 
these are done for a fee by University staff, at the discretion of the Museum and Archives Director. 

A summary of access policies with a list of fees for photoduplication, entitled Regulations on 
the Use of Archival and Museum Holdings, is available. Prospective researchers are urged to contact 
the Archives for a copy of this publication and the necessary forms for use of the collection. 

Reference Policy: 

The Museum and Archives answers local, national, and international queries via mail, 
telephone, and on site. However, site visits are recommended for questions that require extensive 
research. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/Consortia: 

None. 

BackgroundJSLote: 

The University was founded in 1868 by General Samuel Chapman Armstrong, with the 
assistance of the American Missionary Association, as Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute. 

The institution was established in part as a response to the educational and spiritual needs of former 
slaves in Virginia, and has had strong religious ties since its foundation. The Memorial Church at 
Hampton Institute (known from 1886 to 1960 as the Church of Christ at Hampton Institute) is the focus 
of religious life at the University and also serves the wider Hampton community. Its pastor is the 
College chaplain, and students and staff of all denominations can become "watch care" members of the 
Church while associated with the College. 


D escription of C ollections 


Books and monographs: 

A small monograph collection, with imprints from 1868 to the present, focuses on black 


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religious folk music and the history of Hampton Institute. See also vertical file section below. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Archives has 68 volumes (1872-1939) of the Southern Workman, established by Samuel 
Armstrong to acquaint the public with the aims, purposes, and methods of education adopted by 
Hampton Institute. It contains direct reports from the heart of black and Indian populations with 
pictures of reservation, cabin, and plantation life; local sketches; a running account of the Hampton 
School; and studies in black and Indian folklore and history. 

There are also 37 volumes of Conferences of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (1875- 

1952). 

A subject index to religious articles (1872-1936) from the Southern Workman has entries under 
"Negro Churches," "Negro Ministers," "Religion," "Religion in Education," "Hampton Institute 
Religious Life," "Missions," "Religious Work," "Religion--The Negro's Attitude Toward Christianity," 
and "Negro Religion." 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

16 linear feet of records on religious work at Hampton Institute from 1868 to 1970 include 
correspondence, reports, printed materials, newsletters, newspaper clippings, materials related to the 
American Missionary Association and the Hampton Institute Missionary Department, and other items. 

The papers of author, composer, performer, and choral director Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882- 
1943) contain collections of Negro spirituals and folk songs, programs and program notes written by 
Dett for concert performances from 1928 to 1931, and a collection of Dett's original compositions and 
arrangements of Negro spirituals. Information about Negro spirituals and folk music, and religious 
music at Hampton Institute, can be found in the Ruben Tholakele Caluza Collection (African 
ethnomusicologist and composer, 1910-1937), the Charles H. Flax Papers (choir director and chaplain, 
1963-1978), the Roland Marvin Carter Collection (choir director and Music Department chairman, 
1963-1986), the Jon Michael Spencer Papers (composer and music educator, 1978-1986), and other 
collections. 

Vertical flies: 

There are 11,500 monographs and more than 1,700 pamphlets and recorded documents on 
local churches, seminars, boards, agencies, and benevolent organizations. Materials are dated from 
1880 to the present. 

The Peabody Room Vertical Clippings File has materials related to spirituals and gospel music. 
The spirituals are primarily clipped from the Southern Workman. 

Video and sound recordings: 

The Archives has a wax cylinder recording of spirituals sung at Hampton in the 1880s, believed 
to be the oldest music recording in the country. A taped reproduction of this recording can be made 
available to researchers. There is also a 78 rpm three record set entitled Negro Spirituals: Dorothy 
Maynor, Soprano, With Unaccompanied Male Choir. 


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Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

Photographs, lantern slides, slides, negatives, glass negatives, and blueprints of events, people, 
and churches from 1868 to the present, numbering about 40,000 items. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

The Black Sacred Music Archive (originally founded in 1984 by Jon Michael Spencer as the 
Black Music Archive) has been created for the use of faculty, students, and visiting researchers 
studying black music. Among the approximately 650 items in this growing collection are spirituals, 
hymnals, gospel songs, civil rights songs, anthems, cantatas, oratorios, examples of abolitionist song 
and hymnody, and black denominational hymnals. 


Subject Headings 


African American church music; African Americans-Religion; African Methodist Episcopal Church; 
American Missionary Association; Gospel music; Spirituals 


Bibliography 


Hampton Institute, Hampton, VA. Collis. P. Huntington Library. Dictionary Catalog of the George 
Foster Peabody Collection of Negro Literature and History. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing 
Company, 1972. 

Howe, Mentor A., and Roscoe E. Lewis, comp. Classified Catalog of the Negro Collection in the 
Collis P. Huntington Library of Hampton Institute. Hampton, VA: Hampton Institute, 1940. 

Malval, Fritz. A Guide to the Archives of Hampton Institute. Bibliographies and Indexes in Afro- 
American and African Studies, No. 5. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985. 

Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration in Virginia. The Negro in Virginia, Sponsored 
by the Hampton Institute. New York: Hastings House, 1940. 


VA-9 


Liberty University 
Library 


Address: 


P.O. Box 20,000 
Lynchburg, VA 24506-8001 


Telephone Number: 


(804) 582-2220 Fax Number: (804) 582-2017 


Contact Person: 


Dr. David L. Barnett, Dean 


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E-mail Address: 


dbamett@liberty.edu 


Website URL: 


http: //www. liberty .edu/resources/library / 


Access Policies 


HoursjofJService: 

Monday-Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 


7:45 a.m.--ll:30 p.m. 
7:45 a.m.-9:00 p.m. 
10:00 a.m.--9:00 p.m. 
1:00 p.m.--ll:30 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


All patrons are able to have access to all in-library services, with the following exceptions: 
non-University personnel must purchase a community library card in order to have borrowing 
privileges for book materials, and interlibrary loan will only be performed for University personnel. 

Reference.. Policy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted, although University personnel and 
students are the highest priority. The Library tries to accommodate as many requests as possible. 

Borr owing Priv ileges: 

Borrowing privileges are available to staff and students of Liberty University. The public may 
borrow books if they purchase a community card. 

Netwoxks/Consortia: 

OCLC, Lynchburg Metropolitan Area Cooperative, SOLINET. Library holdings are listed in 

OCLC. 

B ackground Note: 

Founded by Jerry Falwell in 1971. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

50-60,000 books relating to religion with publication dates from 1880 to present. The 
collection has a strong Baptist emphasis with a particular strength in the Independent Baptist Movement 
including both its doctrine and growth during this century. The collection also reflects an emphasis by 
faculty on the theology and practical aspects of current church growth. 

There is an automated catalog (Dynix system) with coverage for all but a few thousand 
microfilm materials. 


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Periodicals and newspapers: 

Approximately 200 journals and newspaper subscriptions with publication dates from 1890 to 
present. The historical and current Baptist Church is the main emphasis although it tends to cover 
theology in general more broadly than the book collection. 

This collection is arranged alphabetically. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Dr. Jerry Falwell Collection contains several thousand pieces of information related to the 
history of the ministry of Dr. Falwell. The collection was begun by Liberty University in the mid- 
1980s and covers Falwell's work from about the time of the founding of the University in 1971. This 
collection includes articles, clippings, artifacts, and other materials tracing the growth of Dr. Falwell's 
ministry and the history of Liberty University. The collection does not include Falwell's personal 
papers. 

Curator: Mr. Russell File at (804) 582-2591. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Religion Database on CD-Rom 

Subject Headings 

Baptist Church-United States-History; Falwell, Jerry, 1933-; Fundamentalism; Independent Baptist 
Movement 


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Library of Virginia 
Archives Branch 

Address: 

Telephone Number: 

Contact Person: 

E-mail Address: 

Internet Catalog Address: 

Website URL: 


800 East Broad Street 
Richmond, VA 23219-1905 

(804) 692-3888 

Conley L. Edwards, State Archivist 
cedwards@leo. vsla. edu 
http: //www. ■visa. edu/1 va/ col. html 
http: //www. vsla. edu/ 


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Access Policies 


Hours.of Service: 
Monday-Saturday 


9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


New researchers must complete a Library of Virginia registration card at the Circulation desk 
in the Main Reading Room. Presentation of this card, appropriate picture identification, and 
completion of a Research Room form is required for admittance to the room. Materials may be 
photocopied. Interlibrary loan requests are honored for printed material and for microfilm. 

Re fexence Policy: 

The Archives provides reference services on site, and information about the records in their 
collection by telephone. Archives staff cannot do research by telephone. Mail inquiries should be 
specific, including at a minimum, the name of the individual, type of record desired, the locality where 
the event occurred, and the date of the record. Questions limited to two per inquiry. 

Borrowing Privileges: 

Virginia residents, of at least 18 years of age, may borrow items with a valid Library of 
Virginia library card. Non-Virginia residents may use published materials only in the research rooms. 

Ne tw_orks/_C_onsortia: 

Book collections are listed on OCLC, but few manuscript holdings are included. Some 
materials are also listed on RLIN. RLIN and OCLC searches can be performed for researchers. 

Background ote: 

The Library was established in 1823 by the General Assembly of Virginia. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

About 2,100 items dating from 1700 to the present, with an emphasis on Virginia church 
history, ministers, and religion in Virginia during the 18th and 19th centuries. 

The computer catalog (VTLS) covers all published materials. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

About 10 titles, dating from the 1800s to present, with an emphasis on Virginia church history 
and vital statistics (births, deaths, marriages). 

There are some published finding aids for vital statistics information. A catalog of newspapers 
is being developed as part of Virginia Newspaper Project. 


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Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The collection is dated from the 17th through the 20th century, with the largest portion being in 
the 19th and 20th centuries. The collection includes both original documents, photocopies, and over 
200 reels of microfilm reproductions. A special highlight is the Calendar of Religious Petitions 
presented to the General Assembly, 1774-1802, which contains petitions on such topics as the 
opposition to church taxation, the emancipation of slaves, and the organization and incorporation of 
churches. There are also records from over 300 churches dating from the 17th to the 20th century, 
primarily from the state of Virginia. Denominations represented are Baptists, Catholics, Christian 
Church (Disciples of Christ), Episcopalians, Friends, Lutheran and German Reformed Church, 
Methodists, Presbyterians, and Unitarian-Universalists. Records include minute and vestry books, 
unpublished church histories, and parish registers. The researcher will find documented in these 
sources vital statistics, theological issues, and church thoughts on such concerns as slavery, race 
relations, the civil war, and women. 

Holdings are listed in A Guide to Church Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State 
Library, compiled by Jewel T. Clark and Elizabeth Terry Long. (See the bibliography for the full 
citation). 

Maps: 


9 maps dating from 1607 to 1943. These maps are from the Society of Friends, the Episcopal 
Church, and the Baptist Church. 

There is a card catalog available in the map room and online through the Library of Virginia 
home page. 

Vertical files: 

Over 10 files of materials, mainly from the 19th and 20th centuries, concerning temples, 
churches, convents, church-supported homes for the aged in Richmond, and the Southern Baptist 
Foreign Mission Board. 

These materials are listed in the online catalog under the subject “Vertical File.” 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

This collection includes pictures, but mainly photographs, of some Virginia churches dating 
from the 17th to 20th centuries. 

There is an in-house subject index to this collection. 

Subject Headings 

African religions; Baptist Church-Virginia; Catholic Church-Virginia; Christian Church (Disciples of 
Christ)--Virginia; Church buildings-Virginia; Church history-Virginia; Clergy-Virginia; Episcopal 
Church-Virginia; German Reformed Church-Virginia; Great Awakening; Judaism-Virginia; Lutheran 
Church-Virginia; Methodist Church-Virginia; Pacifism-Religious aspects; Presbyterian Church- 
Virginia; Revivals; Society of Friends-Virginia; Unitarian Universalist churches-Virginia; Women 
and religion 


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Bibliography 

Axelson, Edith. Guide to Episcopal Church Records in Virginia. Athens, GA: Iberian Pub. Co., 

1988. 

Clark, Jewell T. and Elizabeth Terry Long , comps. A Guide to Church Records in the Archives 
Branch, Virginia State. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1981. 

Beadles, G.A. Index of Names in the Religious Herald , 1939-1975. N.p., 1980. 

Historical Records Survey. Inventory of Church Archives in Virginia. Richmond, VA: Historical 
Records Survey of Virginia, 1941. 

Index to Marriage Notices in the Southern Churchman, 1835-1941. Richmond, VA: Historical Records 
Survey of Virginia, 1942. 



VA-11 

Lynchburg College 

Lynchburg College Library 

Archives and Special Collections 

Address: 

1501 Lakeside Drive 

Lynchburg, VA 24501-3199 

Telephone Number: 

(804) 544-8441 Fax Number: (804) 544-8499 

Contact Person: 

Virginia Dunn, College Archivist 

E-mail Address: 

dunn@lynchburg.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

telnet to lion.edu 

Website URL: 

http://www. lynchburg.edu/library 

Access Policies 

Hours. oLService: 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday-Friday 

9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

Closed 

9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 


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Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


Yes 


By appointment only 


No, with one exception 


Only the Bagby Video Archives may be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Most materials 
may be photocopied. 

RefereucePolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. All queries are answered, if the 
questions are not long, involved research questions. The Archives makes the first 10 photocopies for 
free; subsequent copies cost 10 cents per page. There is no charge for postage. 

Boirowing^Privileges: 

Not a circulating collection. 

Networks/_Cons_ortia: 

OCLC, SOLINET. Holdings are listed in both OCLC and SOLINET for all dates of the 
collection. 

Background JSLote: 

Founded in 1903 by Josephus Hopwood, a Disciples of Christ clergyman. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

316 volumes dating from 1809 to the present. The Disciples of Christ Historical Collection 
consists of books, pamphlets, and periodicals concerning the Christian faith and the Disciples of Christ 
denomination. Both its history and its people are covered. 

All items are in the computer catalog. 

Peridiodicals and newspapers: 

See above. 

Video and sound recordings: 

The Bagby Archive consists of 26 videotaped interviews with early Christian resisters to the 
Hitler Regime. This collection contains interviews with members of the Confessing Church, and 
others, who were part of the resistance movement prior to the outbreak of World War II in Germany. 
Included are recollections of the Holocaust. The interviews, which are in English and German, were 
recorded between 1984 and 1989 by James Patrick Kelley. 

A printed list is available from the Lynchburg College Archives or Interlibrary Loan 
Department of the Library. Please call or send a written request for a photocopy of the list. 


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SubjectJleadings 

Anti-Nazi movement; Christian biography; Disciples of Christ; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); 
Religion and state—Germany—1933-1945; Religious biography 


VA-12 

Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia 
Bishop Payne Library 

Also known as Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) 


Address: 


Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 
Website URL: 


Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


3737 Seminary Road 
Alexandria, VA 22304-5201 

(703) 461-1731 Fax Number: (703) 370-0935 

Mitzi Jarrett Budde, Librarian 

http: //www. vts. edu 

Access Policies 


No 

No 

No 


The Bishop Payne Library exists to support the research needs of Virginia Theological 
Seminary faculty and students and to provide a foundation for the Seminary’s curriculum. It is a major 
resource for the study of the Anglican communion and tradition, both for the Seminary community and 
beyond. Access and services may be restricted. 


Borrowing Privileges: 

The Library lends to VTS faculty, staff, students, and alumni. There is very limited lending to 
northern Virginia ordained clergy with approved letter of reference. 


N etworks/C onsortia: 

OCLC, Washington Theological Consortium. 


BackgroundJSLote: 

Founded 1823. 


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DescriptiojDLofColIections 


Books and monographs: 

141,000 volumes. The particular strengths of the collection are in the areas of biblical 
studies, church history, theology, the Protestant reformation and denominations, the history of 
Anglicanism, and liturgical music. A project to collect representative source materials from all the 
provinces and dioceses of the international Anglican communion is underway. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

920 current subscriptions. See above for strengths of the collection. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

500 linear feet of manuscripts and papers relating to the history of the Seminary and the 
Diocese of Virginia. The half-time Archivist is Julie Randle. 

Microforms: 

6,380 microforms. See monograph section above for the strengths of the collection. 

Subject Headings 

Anglican Communion-Doctrines; Anglican Communion-History; Biblical studies; Church history; 
Church history-United States; Church music; Church of England-Doctrines; 

Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in Virginia; Protestants; Reformation 


VA-13 

Randolph-Macon College 
McGraw-Page Library 
Methodist Collection 


Address: 


P.O. Box 5005 
Ashland, VA 23005-5505 


Telephone Numbers; 

Special Collections: (804) 798-8372 Fax Number: (804) 752-7345 

Ext. 5546 


Reference Desk: (804) 752-7323 


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Contact Persons: 

E-mail Address: 

Internet Catalog Address: 
Website URL: 


Miriam Ahladas, Archivist 

Nancy Newins, Head of Library User Services 

nnewins@rmc.edu 

http: //www. rmc. edu/academic/library 
http://www.rmc.edu 

Access Policies 


Hours of Service: 
Methodist Collection: 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


By appointment only 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Appointments may be made by calling (804) 752-7323. Photocopying is generally done by 
staff for patrons. The charge is ten cents per page with a $1.00 minimum. The collections do not 
contain birth, marriage, or death records. 

Refexenc eJBolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted; responses are made by written 
correspondence. Randolph-Macon Library responds to all mail inquiries. 

BorrowingJEfivileges: 

Not a circulating collection. Faculty, students, staff, and the general public may use materials 
in the reading room. 


Networks/jConsortia: 

OCLC through SOLINET, Richmond Academic Library Consortium (RALC), SOLINET. 
Partial holdings are listed on OCLC. OCLC searches may be done for researchers. 


Background Note: 

Chartered in 1830, Randolph-Macon College was founded by the Methodist Church. The 
college originally opened its doors in Boydton, Virginia in October of 1832. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

2,815 books with inclusive dates from the 18th to the 20th century. The strength of the 
collection is printed collections relating to the history of the Methodist Church in Virginia. This 
includes the Methodist Episcopal Church; Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Methodist Church; 
Evangelical Association; United Brethren in Christ; Evangelical United Brethren; Methodist Protestant 
Church and the United Methodist Church. 


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The card and computer catalogs cover the entire Methodist book collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

41 current subscriptions, 74 titles. The collection covers mainly the 19th and 20th centuries. 
The major emphasis is Virginia Methodism. Of special interest are the Annual Conference Records 
(1773-) and the Richmond Christian Advocate (1847- , with a few gaps). 

Finding aids include the Periodical List, the Index to Obituaries and the Subject Index to the 
Richmond Christian Advocate. Some serials are also included in the card catalog. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

19,973 cubic feet covering mainly the 19th and 20th centuries. The main focus of the 
collection is Virginia Methodism with the following special highlights: Virginia Methodist Conference 
Records; Bishop John Early Papers and Bishop Paul Neff Garber Papers. There is also a Randolph- 
Macon College Archives, a small collection containing personal papers, Methodist history and early 
administrative correspondence pertaining to Methodism and Education in Virginia (1820-). The 
manuscripts and archives in the Virginia Methodist Collection do not contain birth, marriage, or death 
records. A genealogist will find the records useful only if they are looking for information about an 
ordained minister in the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church. 

These collections are not available on the computer catalog, but a collection index is available 
for the Virginia Methodism collection. 

Miriam Ahladas is the archivist and can be reached at (804) 752-7257. 

Microforms: 

49 microfilm reels of the Richmond Christian Advocate. 

Finding aids include the Periodical List, the Index to Obituaries and the Subject Index to the 
Richmond Christian Advocate. 

Vertical files: 

550 vertical files primarily from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. The emphasis of this 
collection is on Virginia Methodism and includes the following material types: historical sketches, 
pamphlets, sermons, diaries, news clippings and photographs. 

The collection has a file list. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

37 photographs and prints from the 19th and 20th centuries. Photographs and prints include 
Methodist founders and conference-related material. 

Subject Headings 

Evangelical Association; Evangelical United Brethren; Methodist Church-Virginia; Methodist 
Episcopal Church-Virginia; Methodist Episcopal Church, South-Virginia; Methodist Protestant 
Church-Virginia; Religious education; United Brethren in Christ; United Methodist Church-Virginia 


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Regent University 
Library 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 

E-mail Address: 

Internet Catalog Address: 
Website URL: 


1000 Regent University Drive 
Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9890 

(757) 579-4180 Fax Number: (757) 579-4179 

Robert Sivigny, Theological Librarian 

robe siv@beacon. regent. edu 

http: / /www. regent. edu/lib/ 

http: //www. regent. edu 

Access Policies 


HoursoLSexvice: 
Monday—Thursday 
Friday 
Saturday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


8:00 a.m.-Midnight 
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 
9:00 a.m.-Midnight 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


Most materials may be photocopied. Interlibrary loan, using Regent University as a home- 
base, is available only to Regent University students, faculty, and staff. 

Reference JPolicy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted primarily for Regent University distance 
education students and some outside patrons on a limited basis. 

Borrowingj’rivileges: 

These privileges are available to students, faculty, and staff as well as Tidewater Consortium 
students with a proper ID. The public may borrow with some restrictions. A $50 card is offered for 
six months. With this an outside patron may borrow 5 books for a 3 week period. No audio-visual or 
reserve material may be borrowed. 

Nelworks/Consortia: 

OCLC, SOLINET, Tidewater Consortium. Holdings are listed in OCLC. 

RaekgmundJiole: 

Founded in 1978 by Pat Robertson and the Christian Broadcasting Network. 


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DescripiioiLoJLColIectioiis 


Books and monographs: 

55,000 volumes, primarily published from the 18th to the 20th centuries. Generally, the 
materials are acquired to support the research, teaching, and studying of the academic programs 
offered by the University. Subject concentrations include biblical studies, hymnology, pentecostalism, 
and evangelicalism. Of special note is the Clark Hymnology collection of some 9,000 volumes and the 
book portion of the Talmage McNabb Pentecostal collection. 

The entire collection is online through the computer catalog (Innovative). 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

200 subscriptions and 350 titles, many with microform backfiles. Inclusive dates are 1860 to 
the present. The periodical collection has an evangelical orientation with an emphasis on 
pentecostal/charismatic interpretation. 

Holdings information and the check-in records of the current titles are available on the 
Library's OPAC. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

1,000 titles, including monographs, periodicals, pamphlets, and phonodiscs all from the 
twentieth century. Of special note is the Talmage McNabb Pentecostal Collection. Materials for this 
collection are cataloged in the main catalog under series title, "Talmage McNabb." The Library does 
not maintain a file of Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) archives, although there is a CBN 
information file. 

Karen Robinson at (804) 579-4457 is the curator of these collections. 

Microforms: 

150 titles of periodical backfiles. This collection is listed in the online catalog. 

Video and sound recordings: 

6,500 items from the 20th century. Of special note is the Ross Scott Cultural Collection 
donated by Mr. Ross Scott of CBN. It contains over 5,000 items of various formats of video and audio 
cassettes, sound recordings, CD and tape recordings. Other important collections include the Baptista 
Film Mission Archives and the Christian Films Research Collection. 

There is a printed list of the film collection at the Circulation and Reference Desks. Also, the 
main catalog may be searched by material type. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Religion Database on CD-ROM; Religion and Theological Abstracts; Logos 2.0 software; 
20:21 Missions Library 


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Subject Headings 

Biblical studies; Evangelicalism; Hymns and hymnals; Pentecostalism 

Bibliography 

With a Voice of Singing: A Selective Bibliography of Master Works from the Clark Hymnology 
Collection. Virginia Beach, VA: Regent University, 1984. 



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The Salvation Army 

National Archives and Research Center 

Address: 

National Archives and Research Center 

615 Slaters Lane 

P.O. Box 269 

Alexandria, VA 22313 

Telephone Number: 

(703) 684-5529 Fax Number: (703) 684-3478 

Contact Person: 

Susan Mitchem, Director 

Access Policies 

HoursofJService: 
Monday—Friday 

9:00 a.m.--4:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 

Yes, appointments strongly encouraged 

Yes 

Yes 


The public is welcome, but appointments are preferred, since the staff may not be available at 
all times. The archives staff must do photocopying for which there is a 25 cents, per page, charge. 
Some documents are too fragile to be copied; whole collections will not be copied. 

ReferenceJBolicy : 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. Photocopying charges may apply. 

Borr owing Privil eges: 

Not a lending institution. 

Networks/C onsortia: 

None. 

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Background.. Note: 

The Archives was founded in 1974, as the Salvation Army was preparing for its 1980 
centennial in the United States. The Archives was first housed in Territorial Headquarters in New 
York City, but has since been transferred to National Headquarters, located in Alexandria, Virginia. 

Description of C ollections 


Books and monographs: 

3,800 books, with inclusive publication dates from 1865 to the present. Subject areas covered 
are Salvation Army history, salvationism, and the Salvation Army, an international church. 

INMAGIC, a database, covers all books in the collection. 


Periodicals and newspapers: 

5 current subscriptions; 1,000 bound volumes. Inclusive dates of the collection are from 1880 
to the present. Subject areas covered are Salvation Army history, salvationism, and the Salvation 
Army in the United States. Of particular interest are Salvation Army periodicals The Young 
Salvationist, The Officer, The Musical Salvationist, and the War Cry, a biweekly periodical with issues 
as early as 1884. 

There is a listing of holdings by year. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

1,500 cubic feet of materials, with inclusive dates from 1880 to the present. Subject areas 
covered are the Salvation Army in the United States, salvationism, women in the clergy, and missions 
and missionaries. The collection includes personal papers of officers, correspondence, diaries, and 
literary and research projects. 

Unpublished finding aids are available for all processed collections. There is limited access to 
unprocessed materials. 

Susan Mitchem is the archivist for this collection. 

Microforms: 

750 microfiche, 2,000 microfilms, covering the subjects of the Salvation Army in the United 
States and salvationism. 

There is a yearly index to periodicals and other formats on film. 

Video and sound recordings: 

600 films, with inclusive dates from 1890 to 1990. Subject areas covered are Salvation Army 
history and salvationism. 

Most films are cataloged in INMAGIC, a database. 

500 audio tapes; 500 recordings. Included are radio programs and various bands performing 
Salvation Army music. 


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Vertical files: 

55 vertical files, with inclusive dates of 1880 to the present. Subject areas covered in this 
collection include Salvation Army in the United States; William Booth, 1829-1912; and Evangeline 
Booth, 1865-1950. 

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject or name of person. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

100,000 photographs, with inclusive dates of 1870 to the present. Subject emphases of this 
collection include events and individuals of the Salvation Army in the United States; William Booth, 
1829-1912; Evangeline Booth, 1865-1950; and salvationism. Also included are over 1600 lantern 
slides depicting late 19th and early 20th century scenes of Army work. 

Over 10,000 photographs have been entered into INMAGIC, a database. The rest are indexed 
by subject or person’s name. 


Subject Headings 


Booth, Evangeline, 1865-1950; Booth, William, 1829-1912; Christian biography; Evangelicalism; 
Missions and missionaries; Salvation Army; Salvation Army-History; Salvationism; Women and 
religion 


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Shenandoah University 
Alson H. Smith Jr. Library 


Address: 


1460 University Drive 
Winchester, VA 22601 


Telephone Number: 


(540) 665-5424 Fax Number: (540) 665-4609 


Contact Person: 


Christopher Bean, Director 


E-mail Address: 


cbean@su.edu 


Access Policie s 


Hours of Servic e: 

Monday-Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 


8:00 a.m.-Midnight 
8:00 a.m.~8:00 p.m. 
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 
1:00 p.m.-Midnight 


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Open to the public: 

Yes 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 


Hours may vary during semester breaks and in the summer. There are no restrictions who may 
use the library or photocopying machines. No special collection materials may go out on interlibrary 
loan. 

RefexenceJBoliey: 

Telephone questions are accepted from the academic community only. Mail reference 
questions are the public. 

Rorrowin^Privileges: 

Borrowing privileges are for local residents in counties contiguous with Frederick County, VA. 
There is a $5.00 annual fee for a library card. 

Networks/Consortia: 

OCLC, SOLINET, VLIN, Northern Shenandoah Valley Library Network, Virginia Private 
College Libraries Group. Partial holdings (17,000) are listed in OCLC. 

Background Note: 

Founded in 1875. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

There are 224 titles in the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) collection within the 508 title 
special collections. Inclusive dates are 1834-1985. The subject areas covered are Methodist Church 
History, Evangelical United Brethren Church history, and the history of the Shenandoah University. 
There are also approximately 250 mostly uncataloged 18th to 20th century Mennonite, Methodist, and 
Brethren hymnals. 

The computer catalog (Bibliofile) covers the entire book collection of items 1710-present. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

33 titles in the EUB collection with inclusive dates from 1889-1985. The collection includes 
EUB and Methodist serials. Of special interest besides the EUB and Methodist history serials are 
Virginia Conference Proceedings. 

There is a printed list of all periodicals as well as a print and online Shenandoah Valley Union 
List of Serials (OCLC). Periodicals also appear in the OPAC. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

22 cassettes of 20th century oral histories. These are primarily interviews with leaders and 
clergy of the Evangelical United Brethren. 

There is a part-time volunteer curator of this collection. Professor Emeritus Bruce Souders, 
who may be reached at (540) 665-5425. 


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Microforms: 

Ten reels of microfilm containing the following: United Brethren Conference Minutes 1800- 
1986; history of the United Brethren in Christ; history of Shenandoah University; and the Braddock St. 
United Methodist Church (Winchester, VA) minutes. 

Some of these titles are in the OPAC. 

Video and sound recordings: 

One Evangelical United Brethren filmstrip with LP made between 1946-1967 on Evangelical 
United Brethren. The title, Of Many Threads, is in the computer catalog. 

Vertical files: 

Three and one half vertical file drawers, primarily of Evangelical United Brethren materials, as 
well as 17 archival boxes of EUB/VA Conference minutes. These materials are 19th and 20th century. 
There is a two page finding directory. Some of the material is also in a separate card catalog. 

Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints: 

36 Evangelical United Brethren photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. 

There is a separate card catalog for this collection. 

Databases, CD-ROMS, and other machine-readable resources: 

There are no specialized databases for religion, although the Expanded Academic Index on CD 
includes some religion-related topics. 


Subject Headings 

Evangelical United Brethren; Hymns and hymnals; Methodist Church; United Brethren in Christ 

Bibli ograp hy 

Archibald, F.A., ed. Methodism and Literature. Cincinnati: Walden and Stowe, 1883. 

Hinks, Donald R. Brethren Hymns and Hymnals, 1720-1884. Gettysburg, PA: Brethren Heritage 
Press, 1986. 

Rogal, Samuel, comp. Guide to the Hymns and Tunes of American Methodism. New York: 
Greenwood Press, 1986. 

Shuey, William A. Manual of the United Brethren Publishing House. Dayton, OH: United Brethren 
Publishing House, 1893. 


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Southern Baptist Convention 

International Mission Board. 

Archives Center, 

Jenkins Research Library. 

Communications Office. Photo Library 

(Formerly the Foreign Mission Board 

Address: 

3806 Monument Avenue 

P.O. Box 6767 

Richmond. VA 23230 

Telephone Numbers: 
Archives: 
Library 

Photo Library 

(804) 219-1296 Fax Number: (804) 254-8980 

(804) 219-1435 Fax Number: (804) 254-8980 

(804) 219-1369 Fax Number: (804) 254-8980 

Contact Persons: 
Archives: 
library: 

Photo Library : 

Ednh Jeter. Archivist 

Kathryn K. Purks. Manager. Information Resources 

Victoria Bleick. Manager. Photo Library 

E-mail Address: 
Library: 

75787&6@mcimail. com 

Website and URL: 

hup: www.imb.org 

Access Policies 

Hours ol5er%ice: 
Archives: 

Monday—Friday 

7:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Researchers who wish to use the Archives should call ahead for an appointment as seating is 
limited. There are restrictions cm missionary files which are sealed for 100 years, yet these restrictions 
can often be lifted by getting permission through area offices. The charge for photocopying is 10 cents 
per page. 

Library: 

Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 


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Photocopying: 
Interlibrary Loan: 


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By appointment only 

Yes 

Yes 


Photo Library: 

Open to the public: By appointment only, arranged through the Archives or Jenkins Library. 

Photocopying: No 

Interlibrary Loan: No 

Reference Policy: 

Reasonable telephone and mail inquiries are accepted; the archivist is able to provide two to 
three hours of work only. Access to the Photo Library collections is by appointment only, arranged 
through Archives or Jenkins Library staff. 

Borr owing Privile ges: 

The Archives and the Photo Library are not lending institutions. The Library will loan to 
other institutions via interlibrary loan, but not to the general public. 

Networks/Consortia: 

The Archives and the Photo Library are not members of any networks or consortia. The 
Library participates in OCLC and SOLINET, with the great majority of its holdings listed in OCLC. 

Backgroundnote: 

The Archives was founded in May 1845. Records go back to this date. The Jenkins Research 
Library was founded in 1960. The Photo Library was founded in the 1940s. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

About half of the Jenkins Library's 16,000 monograph titles deal exclusively with religious 
topics; the rest provides technical support for the International Mission Board's current range of 
activities. The collection, dating from the mid-1800s to the present, is rich in material about and for 
the support of foreign missions, including ethnolinguistic and anthropological studies of peoples and 
groups, social and cultural studies, mission histories (particularly Baptist), and strategies for the 
creation and growth of new churches. 

All books in the Library will eventually be listed in an online public-access catalog. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library currently subscribes to about 1000 titles, with holdings running generally from 
1990 to the present. A few titles are kept for longer periods. Subject emphases include missions, 
home schooling, family life, and Christian computing. The Library attempts to collect all state Baptist 
newspapers. There are also journals from other denominations and general interest periodicals. 

All serial holdings in the Library will eventually be listed in an online catalog. 

Some scattered periodical holdings can be found in the Archives' mission correspondence files, 
but no extensive runs of any one title. 


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Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The Archives has more than 2,000 linear feet of materials with inclusive dates from 1845 to the 
present. Subject highlights include materials on the Southern Baptist Convention, foreign missions, 
missionary correspondence, and records from the International Mission Board. Geographic emphases 
are global with missions in 184 countries. 

In-house finding aids are available for these collections. Collections are organized by mission. 
Microforms: 

The Archives has about 700 reels of microfilm and approximately 10,000 microfiche. Subject 
highlights include foreign missions and missionaries, the national Baptist conventions and activities of 
the International Mission Board overseas. 

Maps: 


The Archives has about 200 maps with inclusive dates from 1825 to the present. These include 
early maps created by missionaries themselves as well as maps produced by companies to help in 
missionary work. A couple of highlights include a pre-war (1930) map of China and a map of Africa 
drawn in 1825. 

Maps are organized by mission. 

The Jenkins Library map collection has about 1,200 maps from the last 15 years, including 
some mission maps. 

There are alphabetical and topical files. 

Video and sound recordings: 

The Library has a small collection of videos on peoples unreached by missions. These videos 
are not available for interlibrary loan. 

Vertical files: 

The Archives has 5421 linear feet of institutional records for the Southern Baptist Convention, 
International Mission Board. 

The Jenkins Library has 40 drawers of material from the last five years, including country 
files, mission newsletters, and topical files on Baptist agencies, missions, prominent personalities (e.g. 
Lottie Moon), and other evangelical organizations interested in missions. 

Paintings, photographs, slides and prints: 

The Archives has 25 paintings, most are oil on canvas, some are watercolors. These are 
primarily portraits of missionaries and Presidents of the International Mission Board. 

Databases, CD-ROMS and other machine-readable resources: 

The Archives has a fully searchable database of the International Mission Board Minutes from 
1845 to 1907, and 1930 to the present. Retrospective work is being done for the missing years. 

The Jenkins Library has a number of CD-ROMs: Bible Library, Operation World, and the 


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ATLA Religion Index on CD-ROM. The Library also has CD-ROMs of religious clip art and images of 
indigenous peoples. 

The Photo Library has about 4000 photographs related to mission work in China from the 
1920s to the 1940s. There are a limited number of 19th century photographs. 

Subject Headings 

Church growth; International Mission Board (Southern Baptist Convention); Missions and missionaries; 
Missions and missionaries—China; Southern Baptist Church; Southern Baptist Convention 

Bibliography 

Crouch, Archie R., et al. Christianity in China: A Scholars Guide to Resources in the Libraries and 
Archives of the United States. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1989. pp. 388-391. 


VA-18 

Union Theological Seminary in Virginia 
Library 

Archives and Rare Books 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 
Contact Persons: 

E-mail Address: 


3401 Brook Road 
Richmond, VA 23227 

(804) 278-4310 Fax Number: (804) 355-3919 

Robert Benedetto, Associate Librarian 
Patsy Verreault, Reference Librarian 

phverrea@leo .vsla.edu 

Access Policies 


Hours_ofLS.emce: 
Library: 

Monday-Friday 

Saturday 

Summer/Holidays 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


8:30 a.m.--ll:00 p.m. 
8:30 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 
Hours vary 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


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8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 


Open to the public: Yes 

Photocopying: Yes 

Interlibrary loan: Yes 

The library is open to the public with circulation limitations. The primary mission of the 
Library, and the Archives and Rare Books sections is to serve the schools which comprise the 
Richmond Theological Consortium. These include the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, the 
Presbyterian School of Christian Education, the School of Theology of Virginia Union University, and 
the Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. 

Reference Policy: 

Telephone and mail reference questions are accepted. 


Borrowing privileges are available to all. There is no charge. An extension service is offered 
for out-of-town borrowers. This service is for students who are away from campus for protracted 
periods, seminary alumni/ae and others. Inquiries about the extension services should be addressed to 
Extension Librarian, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 3401 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 


23227 


Networks/ Conso rtia: 

OCLC via SOLINET, SOLINET, and the Richmond Theological Consortium. 

All holdings except archival holdings are listed in OCLC. OCLC searches can be done for researchers. 
There is no fee. 

Background Note: 

The school was established and offered first instruction at a postsecondary level in 1812. The 
library was founded in 1806. 


Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

The collection numbers 291,560, about 90% of which is religion or religion-related. Dates for 
this collection are 1470 to present. There are 300 linear feet of rare books. The collection has a 
broad and strong theological collection with special highlights in the areas of the Presbyterian Church, 
church history, the ecumenical movement, Bible, and Christian theology. 

The collection is available on SIRSI. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

There are approximately 850 religion or religion-related subscriptions; 48,720 volumes; 3,573 
titles with inclusive dates from approximately 1800 to date. The strengths of the serial collection 
mirror those of the book collection. Particularly notable is that Union Theological Seminary in 
Virginia has almost all titles indexed in A7LA Religion Index One. There are also ephemeral holdings 


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of old ecumenical newsletters. 

Extensive Church and Synod records are another important highlight of this collection. 

Please see descriptions under Special Collections and Microform sections of this entry. 

SIRSI covers all newer materials. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence and oral histories: 

There are 1,107 linear feet of archives and manuscripts. These include: church records, 375 
linear feet; museum collections, 100 linear feet; and 11 oral histories. Dates for these collections are 
from the early 19th century to the present. The archives include such items as missionary journals, 
memoirs associated with the institution, seminary histories and the like. Oral histories are of those 
people important to Union Seminary or the Presbyterian Church. 

Many in-house finding aids are available. There is an Archives/Records Center Assistant. 

Microforms: 

25,085 microfiche; 2,483 reels of microfilm. These encompass books, periodicals and the 
official records and relevant historical material of the Synod of Virginia and its constituent presbyteries 
and churches. 

Finding aid/catalog: Records of the Synod of Virginia: Presbyterian Church in the United 

States. 

Video and sound recordings: 

Over 1,900 16mm films and videocassettes on 250 difference subjects. Inclusive dates of the 
collection are 1949 to present. Highlights include sermons by outstanding preachers, videoprints of 
television films produced by the National Council of Churches in the 1960s, international missions, and 
Presbyterian-produced audio-visual material. 

Finding aid/catalog: Media Resources: A catalog of Audio Cassettes, Videotapes, 16mm Films, 

1992. 

Over 16,000 audio cassette titles - including sermons, lectures, music , plays, Greek and 
Hebrew language studies and Bible studies. Importantly, also the Reinhold Niebuhr and Paul Tillich 
audio tape collection. Most audio cassettes are available for loan. The Niebuhr and Tillich tapes are 
available for sale only. 

All of these collections are cataloged in the library's public catalog. 

Vertical files: 

1,200 vertical files which date from the 1960s to the present. The vertical files cover a broad 
range of topics, most with a religious slant. Just a few of the areas and formats covered include social 
issues, abortion, African American religion, planned parenthood, peace and justice issues, course 
syllabi and societies and organizations. 

This collection is cataloged by subject. 

Paintings, photographs, slides and prints: 

Over 23,000 slides which date from the 1950s to the present. This collection does not circulate 
outside the local area. Highlights include the Pictorial Archives of Near East History, the Western 


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Civilization Collection, Hebrew language studies, and religious art collection. These collections are 
housed in the Media Center. 

A subject index card catalog, microfiche system, and shelflists are available. All items are 
cataloged by set. 

Databases, CD-ROMS and other machine-readable resources: 

ATLA Religion Index on CD-ROM; ATLA Ethics Index; Bible Windows; CD Word; Database of 
Classical Bibliography; Ibycus; Religious and Theological Abstracts. 

Other holdings not listed above: 

400 educational kits; games; curriculum are available in the Media Center (these do not 
circulate outside the local area). 

These collections are available in the Libraries public catalog. 

Subject Headings 

Biblical studies; Calvin, John, 1509-1564; Calvinism; Church history; Counseling; Preaching; 
Presbyterian Church; Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Presbyterian Church in the United States; 
Theological education 


Bibliography 

Benedetto, Robert. Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Presbyterian Church, U.S. New York, 
NY: Greenwood Press, 1990. 

Benedetto, Robert and Martha L. Moore-Keish. John Calvin and Reformed Protestantism: A Catalog 
of Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Century Imprints in the Library of Union Theological Seminary in 
Virginia. Richmond, VA: Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1994. 

Frye, Denise D. and Theodore G. Winter, comp. Media Resources: A Catalog of Audio Cassettes, 
Videotapes, 16mm Films 1992. Richmond, VA: Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1992. 

This is a supplement to Reigner Recording Library Catalog of Cassettes 1988. 

National Union Catalog, pre-1956 Imprints. London: Mansell, 1968-1981. 750 volumes. 

Reigner Recording Library Catalog of Cassettes 1988. Compiled by Pamela H. Wells and Theodore 
G. Winter. Richmond, VA: Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1988. 

Wilson, Howard McKnight, ed. Records of the Synod of Virginia Presbyterian Church in the United 
States: the Official Records and Relevant Historical Material of the Synod and its Constituent 
Presbyteries and Churches on Microfilm. Richmond, VA: Synod of Virginia, 1970. 


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University of Virginia 

General Collections 

Address: 

Alderman Library 

Charlottesville, VA 22903-1431 

Telephone Number: 

(804) 924-4984 Fax Number: (804) 924-1431 

Contact Person: 

George Crafts, Selector for materials in Christianity & Judaism 

E-mail Address: 

gtc@virginia.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: 

telnet to virgo.lib.virginia.edu < enter >. Login as virgo; 

terminal type vtlOO or 
follow link from the Library's homepage at 
http://www.lib.virginia.edu 

Website URL: 

http: //www. lib. Virginia. edu 

Access Policies 

Hours oPService: 
Monday-Thursday 

Friday 

Saturday 

Sunday 

8:00 a.m.-Midnight 

8:00 a.m.--9:00 p.m. 

9:00 a.m.--6:00 p.m. 

Noon-Midnight 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 

Interlibrary loan: 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 


ReferencePolicy: 

Telephone and mail queries are accepted if the questions can be answered in a short period of 

time. 

BorrowingPrivileges: 

Borrowing privileges are for students and staff of the University and residents of Virginia. 

Bring a photo identification card if you are from Virginia and wish to borrow. 

Ne tworks/C onsortia: 

OCLC, RLIN, CRL. Holdings are listed in OCLC. Researchers may use OCLC’s FirstSearch 
and RLIN’s Eureka. 

Back:ground_Note: 

Founded in 1819. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

According to the National Shelflist count of 1989, the general collections of UVA contain 
nearly one million items in the area of religion (BL-BX). This number includes both monographs and 
bound serials. Most books were published in the 20th century. The strengths of this collection are in 
the following areas: patristics, early Christianity, the origins of Christianity, literature as an expression 
of religion, and Eastern Christianity, Orthodox Christianity and the Eastern Christian Church. 

SIRSI, the computer catalog, covers about 99% of this collection. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

Approximately 270 periodical subscription, most from the 20th century to the present. This 
collection's subject emphases mirrors those of the book collection. 

SIRSI, the computer catalog, covers this collection. 

Databases, CD-ROMS and other machine-readable resources: 

Bar Ilan 's Judaic Library, CETEDOC Library of Christian Latin Texts-, Henkind Talmud Text 
Databank ; Patrologia Latina Database-, Soncino Talmud on laser disc; Thesaurus Linguae Graecae; 
Packard Humanities Institute CD-ROM. 


Subject Headings 


Christianity and literature; Church history; Early Christianity; Eastern churches; Eastern Orthodox 
Church; Ethics; Judaism--History~Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.; Patristics 


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University of Virginia Library 
Special Collections 
(Rare Books, Manuscripts, Archives) 


Address: 


Alderman Library 
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2498 


Telephone Number: 


(804) 924-3025 Fax Number: (804) 924-3143 


Contact Persons: 


Michael Plunkett, Director of Special Collections 
Kathryn Morgan, Associate Director of Special Collections 


E-mail Address: 


mssbks@virginia.edu 


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Internet Catalog Address: telnet to virgo.lib.virginia.edu < enter >. Login as virgo; 

terminal type vtlOO or 
follow link from the Library's homepage at 
http: //www. lib. Virginia. edu 

Website URL: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol 

AccessJPolicies 


Hours of Service: 


Monday-Friday 

9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. 

Saturday 

9:00 a.m.--1:00 p.m. 

When classes not in session 

1:00 p.m.~5:00 p.m. 

Open to the public: 

Yes 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

No 


The hours listed above are subject to change without notice. Researchers are required to fill 
out a registration form, furnish personal photographic identification, and sign a statement agreeing to 
abide by the Department's regulations. 

Researchers are not allowed to take outer coats, briefcases, handbags, etc. to the research 
tables; lockers are available for the storage of these items. Researchers may bring only pencils (no 
pens), and a few personal reference books to the tables. These items will be inspected by the staff 
before researchers leave the Reading Room. Paper is provided by the Department for researchers. 
Typewriters, portable computers, tape recorders, and other mechanical research tools are permissible 
provided that their use does not disturb other researchers. 


Reference JPolicy: 

Mail, fax, and e-mail reference inquiries are accepted, but telephone inquirers are not. 
Reference inquiries are accepted from anyone. 

Borr owing Privilege s: 

Not a circulating collection. 

Networks/C onsortia: 

Special Collection cataloging records are reported to OCLC and some retrospective records to 
RLIN. A very small percentage of the manuscript holdings are in OCLC (probably less than 5%). All 
rare books holdings are in OCLC. 

Background JLofe: 

Thomas Jefferson founded the University in 1818; the first class began in 1825. 


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Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

There are 237 titles in the rare book collection. The exact portion that pertains to religion is 
unknown. 

The University of Virginia Library, including Special Collections, has an on-line catalog 
entitled VIRGO. This is a NOTIS system, although the cataloging will be migrating to SIRSI. See 
information at the beginning of entry for how to access the catalog. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

The entire collection of manuscripts is IOV2 million documents. It is not certain how much of 
this pertains to religion. The religion collection is primarily 19th to 20th century. Below are some of 
the religion-related highlights: 

*Bondurant-Morrison Family Papers including those of the Reverend James Morrison (1797-1870) - 
prominent subjects include religion and the Presbyterian Church. 

*Thomas A. Breslin interviews (1971-1972) - American Catholic missionaries to China. 

*Rev. Russell Cecil Sermons (1853-1925) - Presbyterian minister. 

*Christian Conference, and Methodist churches. 

*Robert Lewis Dabney Papers (1820-1898) - Presbyterian clergyman and chaplain in the Confederate 
Army. 

*Collins Denny and Denny Family Papers (1872-1943) - Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 
South, 1910-1939, and professor of philosophy at Vanderbilt, 1891-1910. 

♦Fontaine Family Papers (18th-19th century) - Rev. James (Jacques) Fontaine was a Huguenot minister 
who fled from France to England in 1722; collection includes his autobiography, as well as 
undated religious essays. 

♦Alfred C. Garnett, Jr. Papers (1868-1945) - includes religious letters and circulars, and records of 
West Buckingham Methodist Episcopal Church Quarterly Conference. 

♦John Cowper Granbery Papers (1861-1876) - itinerant preacher and missionary; chaplain in the 

Confederate Army; professor of theology at Vanderbilt University; Bishop of the Methodist 
Episcopal Church, South. 

*Grinnan Family Papers - includes papers of Randolph Bryan Grinnan, Southern Presbyterian 
missionary to Japan, 1885-1898. 

*Henkel Family Papers (1800-1846) - includes correspondence on Lutheranism and doctrinal 
differences between various Protestant denominations. 

*Sam Higginbottom Papers (1844-1971) - Presbyterian agricultural missionaries in India particularly at 
Allahabad Agricultural Institute. 

*Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Records (1891-1954) - Charlottesville, Virginia Church. 
♦Robert Green Ingersoll Collection (1877-1909) - includes essays criticizing Christianity and 
expounding agnosticism. 

♦Samuel K. Jackson Papers - contains sermons, 1826-1844, possibly of the Rev. William M. Jackson. 
♦Frances Parkinson Keyes Collection (1952-1971) - manuscripts of books on religion and Christian 
missions. 

♦Lebanon Presbyterian Church Records (1835-1903). 


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*Wilbur Earnest Macclenny Papers - includes information on American Sunday School Associations, 
Baptist churches, Christian churches, Church officials, Eastern Virginia. 

*S. Vernon McCaslan Papers (1938-1970) - University of Virginia Professor of Religion, 1939-1967. 

* Methodist Episcopal Church, South - records (1836-1932). 

*Francis Pickins Miller Papers - major files on World Student Christian Federation, World Council of 
Churches, and the Presbyterian Church in the United States. 

*Missionaries Collection. 

*Frederick W. Neve Papers (1900-1940) - Archdeacon in Episcopal Church at Blue Ridge Diocese. 
Mountain mission work in Virginia. 

* Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith Papers (1823-1894) - includes manuscripts of sermons from 

Independent Church, Canastata, N.Y. Topics include spiritualism. 

*Taylor Family Papers (1896-1966) - Harry B. Taylor and Alma Booth Taylor, Episcopal doctor and 
missionary, Anking, China. 

*Beverley D. Tucker Letters (1925-) - Episcopal missionary priest to Japan. 

*Emest F. Ward Papers (1878-1930) - Free Methodist Church missionary to India. 

Many finding aids to the manuscript collections may be found at the following URL: 
http: //www. lib. virg inia. edu/speccol. 

The archivist is Michael Plunkett. 


Subject Headings 


Confederate military chaplains; Evangelical Lutheran Church; Methodist Episcopal Church, South; 
Missions and missionaries; Presbyterian Church 


Bibliograph y 


University of Virginia Library. Special Collections Department. Guides to Archival and Manuscript 
Collections [Online]. Available HTTP. URL http://www.lib.virginia.edU/speccol/ead//index.html. 
December 1997. 


VA-21 


University of Virginia 
Tibetan Collection 


Address: 


Alderman Library 
Charlottesville, VA 22903-1431 


Telephone Numbers: 


(804) 924-4987 
(804) 924-4981 


Fax Number: (804) 924-1431 


Contact Persons : 


Philip F. McEldowney, South Asia and Middle East Specialist 
Nawang Thokmey, Tibetan Library Assistant 


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E-mail Address: pm9k@poe.acc.virginia.edu 

np5y@virginia.edu 

Internet Catalog Address: telnettovirgo.lib.virginia.edu < enter >. Login as virgo; 

terminal type vtlOO or 
follow link from the Library's homepage at 
http: //www. lib .Virginia. edu 

Website URL: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/colldev/tibcoll.html 

Access Policies 


Hours_oLS_exvice: 


Monday-Friday 

8:30 a.m.--12:30 p.m. 

Open to the public: 

Yes, appointment strongly encouraged 

Photocopying: 

Yes 

Interlibrary loan: 

No 


Please call ahead, both for hours and for an appointment. 

RefexenceJPolicy: 

Telephone, e-mail, and mail reference questions are accepted. Only short, easily answered, 
questions are accepted by telephone. Longer, more complicated, questions should be sent by e-mail or 
mail. 

BorrowingJPiivileges: 

Borrowing privileges are for students and staff of the University and residents of Virginia with 
a borrowing card. Virginia residents should bring in a photo identification card if they wish to borrow 
from the Library. 

Networks/Conso rtia: 

OCLC. Cataloged Tibetan holdings are found on OCLC. 

Background Jvfote: 

The Tibetan Collection at the University of Virginia is one of the most complete collections in 
the world. The collection serves to support a world-renowned teaching and research program in 
Tibetan Buddhism in the Religious Studies Department at the masters and doctoral level. 

Description of Collections 


Books and monographs: 

3,000 pecha volumes containing approximately 8,000 titles of texts. The pecha represent about 
40% of the Tibetan collection. They are in the format of single sheets, block printed on both sides of 
various qualities of paper, some bound, but most unbound. Another 40% are relatively uniform-size 
reprints of these pecha, bound as codexes. The remaining 20% are in Western book format. In 


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addition there are a large number of secondary materials on Tibet in the Alderman stacks. 

Most of the materials in the Tibetan collection are in the Tibetan language and script. Since 
nearly all of it was published in India, Bhutan, and Nepal, with extremely small press runs, this 
material is virtually irreplaceable, out of print, and unique. 

The Tibetan materials cover a full range of subjects of Tibetan literature, consisting primarily 
of books on the many forms of Tibetan religion, mostly Buddhism. Other subjects include Tibetan 
language, Sanskrit language, and the principles of Tibetan Buddhist art and iconography. 

Most of the materials in the Tibetan pecha volumes and other Tibetan materials are listed in 
VIRGO, the University of Virginia's online catalog system. 

A Tibetan Reference Room provides several reference tools to aid in the identification of texts 
and other information. These tools consist of dictionaries, encyclopedias, guides, catalogs, 
bibliographies, tables of contents (dkar chags), and other search and reference tools. 

Subject Headings 

Buddhism; Tibetan Buddhism; Tibetan Buddhist art and iconography; Tibetan literature 


VA-22 

Virginia Baptist Historical Society Library 


Address: 

Telephone Number: 
Contact Person: 


P.O. Box 34 

University of Richmond, VA 23173 
(804) 289-8434 

Fred Anderson, Executive Director 

AccessJPolicies 


Hoursof Service: 
Monday-Friday 

Open to the public: 
Photocopying: 
Interlibrary loan: 


9:00 a.m.--Noon 
1:00 p.m.--4:30 p.m. 

By appointment only 

Yes 

No 


Reference-Policy: 

Reference is available on site; researchers may inquire via mail or telephone concerning 
research services and fees. 


Borr owing Privile ges: 

Not a lending institution. 


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Background JLote: 

The Library was founded in 1876. 

DescriptionofCollections 


Books and monographs: 

There are approximately 25,000 volumes, spanning the 18th through the 20th centuries, with 
extensive holdings of congregational records of Virginia Baptist churches and printed matter related to 
Baptists in Virginia. 

There is no public catalog for these materials. 

Periodicals and newspapers: 

The Library has a complete run of The Religious Herald, the Virginia Baptist periodical (1828- 
present), as well extensive holdings of Baptist news, editorials, opinion, obituaries, and marriage 
records. 

There is a card index to The Religious Herald from 1828-1874, and and index to the Virginia 
Baptist Record. 

Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories: 

There are 7,000 manuscripts, spanning the 18th through the 20th centuries. This large 
collection includes the Virginia Baptist Church Document Depository. 

There is no public catalog for manuscripts; staff assistance is necessary to locate materials. 

Microforms: 

The Library contains 250 microfilms of church records. 

Subject He adings 

Baptist Church-History; Baptist Church-Virginia-History 


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Index terms are a combination of the subject headings used for the guide (see pages ix-xv), and 
names of selected prominent individuals and organizations drawn from the text. All dates given are 
A.D. unless otherwise stated. 


’Abdu'l Baha, 1844-1921: DC-29, DC-52 
African American Catholics: MD-14, MD-16, 
MD-18 

African American church music: VA-8 
African American churches: DC-2, DC-47, 
MD-16 

African American Methodists: DC-2 
African Americans—Missions: MD-7 
African Americans-Religion: DC-26, DC-31, 
DC-35, DC-36, DC-47, MD-19, VA-8 
African Americans—Religion—History: DC-20 
African Methodist Episcopal Church: VA-8 
African Methodist Episcopal Church-Maryland: 
MD-12 

African religions: DC-20, DC-23, DC-44, 
DC-50, MD-16, VA-10 
African religions in the Americas: DC-50 
Ahmadiyya: DC-25 

Alexander de Hales, ca. 1170-1245: MD-11 
Allen, Ethan, 1796-1879 (Episcopal 
historiographer): MD-7 
American Academy of Franciscan History: 
DC-58 

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign 
Missions: DC-31, DC-50 
American Catholic Historical Association: DC-4 
American Colonization Society: DC-31 
American Jewish Congress: MD-10 
American Jewish Relief Committee: MD-10 
American Jewish War Relief: MD-10 
American Missionary Association: DC-31, VA-8 
American Sunday School Union: DC-31 
American Tract Society: DC-29 
Amish: DC-26, VA-5 
Amner, John, 1579-1641: DC-14 
Anabaptists-History: VA-5 
Ancestors-Religious aspects: DC-10, DC-50 
Ancient Near East-Religion: DC-9, DC-37 
Ancient Order of Hibernians: DC-4 
Andrews, J.N. (John Nevins), 1829-1883: MD-5 


Angels: DC-34, VA-1 
Anglican Communion: DC-8, MD-7 
Anglican Communion-Doctrines: VA-12 
Anglican Communion—History: VA-12 
Anti-Catholicism: DC-4 
Antiquities: DC-9, DC-15 
Anti-Nazi movement: VA-11 
Anti-semitism: DC-24, DC-53, DC-54, DC-55, 

MD-10 

Apocryphal books (Hebrew Bible): DC-24 

Apologetics: DC-61 

Apostolic succession: MD-7 

Armenian Church: DC-25 

Armstrong, Annie Walker, 1850-1938: MD-2 

Armstrong, Gamer Ted, 1930- : DC-32 

Armstrong, Herbert W., 1902-1986: DC-32 

Armstrong, Richard, 1805-1860: DC-31 

An and mythology: DC-23 

Art and religion 

- see “Religion and art” 

Asbury, Francis, 1745-1816: MD-19 
Asbury United Methodist Church: DC-2 
Atkinson, Thomas, 1807-1881: MD-7 
Atonement: MD-5 

Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430: 

DC-58 

Augustinians: DC-5 8 

Baha'i faith: DC-29, DC-52 

Baha'i faith--Sacred books: DC-52 

Baha'is-Washington, D.C.: DC-52 

Baptist Church-Clergy: MD-2 

Baptist Church-Delaware-History: MD-2 

Baptist Church-History: MD-2, VA-22 

Baptist Church-Maryland-History: MD-2 

Baptist Church-United States-History: VA-9 

Baptist Church-Virginia: VA-10 

Baptist Church-Virginia-History: VA-22 

Baptist Convention of Maryland: MD-12 

Baptists: DC-26, DC-34 

Barber, Virgil S., S.J., 1782-1847: DC-18 


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Barnum, Francis A., S.J., 1849-1921: DC-18 
Basel Mission: DC-50 
Bates, Joseph, 1792-1872: MD-5 
Bend, Joseph G.J., 1762-1812: MD-7 
Bektashi: DC-25 
Berrigan, Daniel, 1921 -: DC-38 
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887: DC-31 
Bethune, Mary McLeod, 1875-1955: DC-2 
Bedoyere, Michael de la, 1900-1973: DC-18 
Bible: DC-7, DC-10, DC-14, DC-18, DC-24, 
DC-29, DC-34, DC-35, DC-36, DC-37, 
DC-57, DC-49, DC-61, MD-3, MD-11, 
MD-15, VA-1, VA-3, VA-17 
Bible-Geography-Maps: DC-28 
Bible-Versions-Luther: MD-2 
Bible—Versions—Native American languages: 

DC-48, DC-49 
Bible manuscripts: DC-43 
Biblical studies: DC-4, DC-7, DC-8, DC-9, 

DC-20, DC-42, DC-61, MD-17, VA-4, 
VA-12, VA-14 

Bioethics-Religious aspects: DC-17 
Bliss, P.P., 1838-1876: DC-57 
Bliss, Robert Woods, 1875-1962: DC-12 
Bliss, Sylvester, 1814-1863: MD-5 
B’nai Brith-Maryland-Baltimore: MD-10 
Boehm, Henry, 1775-1875: MD-19 
Bohme, Jakob, 1575-1624: MD-11 
Book of Mormon: MD-4 
Booth, Evangeline, 1865-1950: VA-15 
Booth, William, 1829-1912: VA-15 
Bourdeau, Daniel T., 1835-1905: MD-5 
Branch Davidians: DC-29 
Brand, William Francis, 1814-1907: MD-7 
Bratenahl, George C.F., 1862-1939: DC-56 
Brazil-Religion: DC-6 
Brent, Charles Henry, 1862-1929: DC-31 
Brunk, George R., 1871-1938: VA-5 
Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925: DC-31 
Buber, Martin, 1878-1965: DC-36 
Buddhism: DC-26, DC-27, DC-29, DC-36, 

DC-38, DC-43, DC-44, VA-1, VA-21 
- see also “Tibetan Buddhism” 
Buddhism-Maps: DC-28 
Buddhism-Sacred books: DC-1, DC-27 


Bulgakov, Sergei, 1871-1944: DC-29 
Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions: DC-4 
Burial-Greece-History: DC-10 
Burial-Rome-History: DC-10 
Burnham, Sophy, 1936- : DC-18 
Byrd, William, ca. 1542-1623: DC-14 
Cabala: MD-10 

Callaway, Paul, 1909-1985: DC-56 
Calvin, John, 1509-1564: DC-14, DC-29, 

DC-35, DC-40, VA-18 
Calvinism: VA-18 
Candomble: DC-44 
Canon law: DC-7, DC-30, MD-11 
Cantors: MD-10 

Cardella, Philip, S.J., 1846-1901: DC-18 
Carmelites: DC-7, DC-58, DC-60, MD-3 
Carroll, John, Archbishop, 1735-1815: DC-4, 
MD-1, MD-18 
Catechisms: DC-7 

Catechisms-Native American languages: DC-48 
Cathedral of the Incarnation (Baltimore): MD-7 
Cathedrals: DC-34, DC-38, DC-57 
Catholic Anthropological Conference: DC-4 
Catholic breviaries: MD-3 
Catholic Charities USA: DC-4 
Catholic Church: DC-7, DC-8, DC-14, DC-15, 
DC-26, DC-31, DC-34, DC-44, DC-53, 
DC-54, DC-55, DC-58, DC-60, DC-61, 
MD-7, MD-11, MD-16, VA-4 
Catholic Church-Clergy: MD-18, VA-4 
Catholic Church-Clergy-African American: 
MD-16 

Catholic Church-Clergy-Maryland—Baltimore: 
MD-1 

Catholic Church-Clergy-United States: MD-1 
Catholic Church—Doctrine: VA-4 
Catholic Church-Education: DC-18 
Catholic Church-History: DC-8, DC-17, DC-18, 
DC-58, MD-13, MD-18 
Catholic Church-Maryland: MD-12 
Catholic Church—Mary land—Baltimore—History: 
MD-1 

Catholic Church-Publishing: DC-4 
Catholic Church-Societies, etc.: DC-4 


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Catholic Church-United States: DC-18, DC-38, 
DC-42 

Catholic Church-United States-History: DC-3, 
DC-4, DC-7, DC-8, MD-1, MD-3, 
MD-13, MD-16, MD-17 
Catholic Church-Virginia: VA-10 
Catholic Church and health care: DC-17 
Catholic Commission on Intellectual and Cultural 
Affairs: DC-4 

Catholic Interracial Council of New York: DC-4 

Catholic missals: MD-3 

Catholic organizations: DC-18 

Catholic press: DC-3, DC-18 

Catholic Theological Society of America: DC-4 

Catholic theology: DC-8, DC-15, DC-18, DC-42 

Cayce, Edgar, 1877-1945: DC-29, VA-1 

Cecil, Russell, 1853-1925: VA-20 

Chants: DC-36 

Chapels: DC-34 

Charity: MD-6 

Chase, Philander, 1775-1853: MD-7 
Chase, Thomas, 1700-1779: MD-7 
Christ Child Society: DC-4 
Christian art: DC-12, DC-56, DC-57 
Christian art-Africa: DC-50 
Christian biography: DC-3, DC-4, DC-31, 

DC-57, DC-61, MD-6, MD-11, MD-15, 
MD-16, VA-7, VA-11, VA-15 
Christian biography-Baptist: MD-2 
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)-Virginia: 
VA-10 

Christian Faith Society: DC-31 
Christian philosophy: DC-15 
Christian relief work-Spanish-American War: 
MD-6 

Christian relief work-United States-Civil War, 
1861-1865: MD-6 

Christian relief work--World War I: MD-6 
Christian relief work—World War II: MD-6 
Christian Right: DC-35 
Christian rock music: DC-36 
Christian Science: DC-29, DC-31, DC-35, 
DC-36, VA-1 

Christian sects: DC-29, DC-34 
Christian theology: DC-8, MD-11, MD-17 


Christianity-Africa: DC-23, DC-50 
Christianity-Asia: DC-43 
Christianity-Maps: DC-28 
Christianity-Middle East: DC-37 
Christianity and literature: VA-19 
Christians-Middle East: DC-37 
Church and state 

- see “Religion and state” 

Church architecture: DC-13, DC-34, DC-56 
Church buildings: DC-7, DC-12, DC-13, DC-34, 
DC-38, DC-44, DC-51, DC-56, MD-18 
Church buildings-African American: DC-47 
Church buildings-Baptist: MD-2 
Church buildings-Maps: DC-28 
Church buildings-Maryland: DC-19 
Church buildings-Virginia: DC-19, VA-10 
Church buildings-Washington, D.C.: DC-19, 
DC-57 

Church decoration and ornament: DC-34, DC-57 
Church discipline—Methodist Church: MD-19 
Church growth: VA-17 
Church history: DC-4, DC-7, DC-8, DC-20, 

DC-29, DC-61, MD-11, MD-17, VA-3, 
VA-12, VA-18, VA-19 
- see also “Early Christianity” 

Church history-African American: DC-47, 
MD-16 

Church history—North America: DC-12 
Church history--South America: DC-12 
Church history-United States: DC-29, VA-12 
Church history—Virginia: VA-10 
Church history-Washington, D.C.: DC-2, 

DC-19 

Church management: DC-39 
Church Missionary Society: DC-50 
Church music: DC-33, DC-36, DC-56, DC-57, 
VA-3, VA-12 

Church music—Baptist: MD-2 
Church music-Brazil: DC-26 
Church music—Jamaica: DC-26 
Church music-United States: DC-26 
Church of England: DC-14, MD-7 
Church of England-Doctrines: VA-12 
Church of God: DC-34 
Church of God-Maryland: MD-12 


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Church of Jesus—Mexico: MD-7 
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 

DC-26, DC-29, DC-31, DC-34, DC-35, 
DC-36, MD-4 

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints- 
Biography: MD-4 

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints- 
History: MD-4 

Church of Scientology: DC-29, DC-36 
Church of Scotland: DC-14 
Church of the Brethren: DC-34, VA-3 
Church polity-Methodist Church: MD-19 
Church records: MD-12 
Church services: DC-26, DC-36 
Church work with African Americans: MD-16, 
MD-18 

Church work with immigrants: MD-18 
Church work with orphans-Baptist: MD-2 
Church work with the aged-Baptist: MD-2 
Claggett, Thomas John, 1743-1816: DC-57, 
MD-7 

Clark, James, S,J., 1809-1885: DC-18 
Clarke, Richard H., 1827-1911: DC-18 
Clement XI, Pope (Gian Francesco Albani), 
1649-1721: DC-7 
Clergy: DC-57 

- see also “(name of denomination)- 

clergy” 

Clergy—Virginia: VA-10 
Coan, Titus, 1801-1882: DC-31 
Coke, Thomas, 1747-1814: MD-19 
Committee on the Revision of the New 
Testament: DC-4 

Comparative religion: DC-12, DC-44, VA-1 
Confederate military chaplains: VA-20 

- see also “Military Chaplains” 
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine: DC-4 
Confucianism: DC-27, DC-43 
Conscientious objection: DC-16, MD-8 
Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM): 

DC-39 

Contemplation: MD-3 

Convents: DC-34 

Cook, Isaac, 1808-1884: MD-19 

Cooper, John Montgomery, 1881-1949: DC-4 


Copeland, Kenneth, 1937- : DC-36 

Coptic studies: DC-9 

Corporation for the Relief of Widows and 

Children of Deceased Clergymen: MD-7 
Cornell, Merritt E., 1827-1893: MD-5 
Correia, Joao Artur de Sousa: DC-6 
Coughlin, Charles E., 1891-1979: DC-36 
Councils and synods: DC-7, DC-13, DC-56, 
DC-61 

Councils and synods-Maryland—Baltimore: 
MD-1 

Councils and synods-United States: MD-1 
Counseling: VA-18 
Counter Reformation: DC-14 
Cox, Harvey, 1929-: DC-36 
Coxe, Arthur Cleveland, 1818-1896: MD-7 
Cradock, Thomas, fl. 1740s-1770: MD-7 
Creation: MD-5 
Creationism: DC-17, MD-8 
Creighton, William Forman, 1909-1987: DC-13, 
DC-56 

Crosier, O.R.L. (Owen Russell Loomis), 1820- 
1913: MD-5 
Cults: DC-10, MD-5 
Cults-Africa: DC-50 

Cummins, George David, 1822-1876: MD-7 
Curry, Jabez Lamar Monroe, 1825-1903: DC-31 
Dabney, Robert Lewis, 1820-1898: VA-20 
Dalai Lama XIV (Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho), 

1935- : DC-36 

Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938: DC-31 
Daughters of Charity: MD-18 
Death-Moral and ethical aspects: DC-17 
Death-Religious aspects: DC-10, DC-17, 

DC-44, VA-1 

Deluol, Louis Regis, 1787-858: MD-18 

Denny, Collins, 1854-1943: VA-20 

Dett, Robert Nathaniel, 1882-1943: VA-8 

Devotional exercises: MD-3 

Digges, John, Jr., S.J., ca. 1712-1746: DC-18 

Dike, Samuel Warren, 1839-1913: DC-31 

Dirksen, Richard Wayne, 1921- : DC-56 

Disciples of Christ: VA-11 

Dissertations: DC-4 

Dixon, A. C., 1854-1925: MD-2 


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Dixon, Frederick, ca. 1868-1923: DC-31 
Doane, George Washington, 1799-1859: MD-7 
Dogmatic theology: DC-61 
Dominicans: DC-11, DC-15 
Douglas, Charles Winfred, 1867-1944: DC-57 
Doukhobors: DC-34 
Dun, Angus, 1892-1971: DC-13, DC-56 
Duns Scotus, John, ca. 1266-1308: MD-11 
Early Christianity: DC-10, VA-19 
Eastern Catholic Church: DC-8 
Eastern churches: VA-19 
Eastern Orthodox Church: DC-8, DC-29, 
DC-35, VA-19 

Ecclesiastical geography-Maps: DC-28 
Eck, Johann, 1486-1543: DC-35 
Ecumenical movement: DC-4, DC-13, DC-18, 
DC-39, DC-42, DC-56, MD-7, MD-17, 
MD-18 

Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910: DC-29, DC-36 
Education and religion: DC-4, DC-13, DC-56, 
MD-8, MD-10 

Elliott, Jared Leigh, 1807-1881: DC-31 
Ellis, John Tracy, 1905-1992: DC-4 
Encyclicals 

- see “Papal encyclicals” 

Enlightenment (Buddhism): DC-43 
Ephraem, Syrus, Saint, 303-373: DC-9 
Episcopacy: MD-7 

Episcopal Church: DC-13, DC-34, MD-7 
Episcopal Church-Clergy: DC-13, DC-56 
Episcopal Church-Diocese of Easton: MD-7 
Episcopal Church-Diocese of Maryland: MD-7 
Episcopal Church-Diocese of Washington: 
DC-13, MD-7 

Episcopal Church—Virginia: VA-10 
Eschatology: MD-8, VA-4 
Ethics: DC-20, VA-19 
Ethiopian Orthodox Church: DC-50 
Eusebius of Caesarea, ca. 260- ca. 339: MD-11 
Evangelical Association: MD-19, VA-13 
Evangelical Lutheran Church: VA-20 
Evangelical Lutheran Church-Virginia: VA-7 
Evangelical United Brethren: MD-19, VA-6, 
VA-13, VA-16 

Evangelicalism: MD-8, VA-14, VA-15 


Evangelism: MD-5 

Everson, William (Brother Antoninus), 1912- 
1994: DC-18 
Evolution: DC-17 

Falwell, Jerry, 1933-: DC-36, VA-9 
Family-Religious life: MD-4 
Family-Religious life-Catholic Church: DC-11 
Farmer, Samuel Jarvis, 1786-1851: MD-7 
Fasts and feasts-Judaism: DC-24 
Fire handling: DC-26 
Feller, Richard T., 1919- : DC-56 
Fenwick, George, S.J., 1801-1857: DC-18 
Feofan, Archbishop of Novgorod, 1681-1736: 
DC-30 

Fitch, Charles, 1805-1844: MD-5 
Five-Day Plan to Stop Smoking: MD-8 
Fletcher, John, 1729-1785: MD-19 
Florovsky, Georges, 1893-1979: DC-29 
Folk religion: DC-12, DC-26 
Folk religion-Asia: DC-43 
Folklore: DC-26, DC-45 
Fontaine, James (Jacques), 1658-1728: VA-20 
Foreign Mission Board 

- see “International Mission Board” 

Fox, George, 1642-1691: MD-11 
Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226: DC-58 
Franciscans: DC-7, DC-12, DC-15, DC-29, 

DC-58 

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790: DC-31 
Free Methodist Church-Maryland: MD-12 
Freeman, James Edward, 1866-1943: DC-13, 
DC-56 

Fundamentalism: DC-29, MD-2, VA-9 

- see also “Islamic fundamentalism” 
Funeral rites and ceremonies—Africa: DC-50 
Funk, Joseph: 1778-1862: VA-5 

Furfey, Paul Hanly, 1897-1992: DC-4 
Gamewell, Francis Dunlap, 1857-1950: DC-31 
General Theological Seminary (N.Y.): MD-7 
Gengenbach, Pamphilus, ca. 1480-1525: DC-14 
Georgetown University: DC-18 
German Reformed Church-Virginia: VA-10 
Germany-Religion-1933-1945: DC-53, DC-54, 
DC-55 


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Gibbons, James, Cardinal, 1834-1921: DC-4, 
MD-1, MD-16, MD-18 
Girls’ Friendly Society: MD-7 
God (Judaism): DC-24 
Goddesses--Asia: DC-43 
Gods--Asia: DC-43 
Gods in art: DC-23 
Goodell, William, 1792-1867: DC-31 
Gospel music: DC-33, DC-36, DC-57, VA-8 
Gospels: DC-61 

Goucher, John Franklin, 1845-1922: MD-19 
Graham, Billy, 1918-: DC-29, DC-34, DC-36 
Granbury, John Cowper, 1829-1907: VA-20 
Gratian (Franciscus Gratianus), d. ca. 1159: 
MD-11 

Great Awakening: VA-10 
Greece-Religion: DC-10 
Greek Orthodox Church: MD-7 
Greeley, Andrew, 1928-: DC-36 
Greene, Graham, 1904-1991: DC-36 
Gregorian chant: DC-5, DC-33, DC-36 
Griffin, Martini. J., 1842-1911: DC-18 
Grinnan, Randolph Bryan, 1860-1942: VA-20 
Griswold, Alexander Viets, 1766-1843: MD-7 
Guilday, Peter, 1884-1947: DC-4 
Gusmao, Alexandre de, 1695-1753: DC-6 
Haas, Francis, 1889-1953: DC-4 
Hadassah (Baltimore Chapter): MD-10 
Hadith: DC-25, DC-29, DC-37 
Hafiz, fl. 14th century: DC-25 
Hagiography: DC-3, VA-4 
Haines, Ronald H., 1934- : DC-13 
Hallinan, Paul J., Archbishop, 1911-1968: DC-4 
Hannah More Academy (Reisterstown, MD): 
MD-7 

Harding, Alfred, 1852-1923: DC-13, DC-56 
Hasidism: DC-24 
Health-Religious aspects: DC-17 
Health-Religious aspects-Catholic Church: 
DC-17 

Health-Religious aspects-Judaism: DC-17 
Health—Religious aspects-Seventh-day 
Adventists: MD-8 

Heatwole, Lewis J., 1852-1932: VA-5 
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Service: MD-10 


Henshaw, John Prentiss Kewley, 1792-1852: 
MD-7 

Heresy-Trials: DC-30 
Hieronymus 

- see “Jerome, Saint” 

Higgins, George Gilmary, 1916- : DC-4 
Himes, Joshua, 1805-1895: MD-5 
Hinduism: DC-27, DC-29, DC-36, DC-38, 
DC-43, VA-1 
Hinduism-Maps: DC-28, 

Hobart, John Henry, 1775-1830: MD-7 
Holmes, John Haynes, 1879-1964: DC-31 
Holocaust (Jewish theology): DC-24 
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945): DC-24, DC-53, 
DC-54, DC-55, MD-10, VA-2, VA-11 
Holy Land: DC-15, DC-25, DC-34 
Holy Trinity Church (Georgetown, Washington 
D.C.): DC-18 

Hopi Indians-Religion: DC-26 
Hubbard, L. Ron, 1911-1986: DC-36 
Hughes, John, Archbishop, 1797-1864: DC-4 
Human rights-Religious aspects: DC-39 
Hutten, Ulrich von, 1488-1523: DC-14 
Hybemat, Henri, 1858-1941: DC-9 
Hymns and hymnals: DC-26, DC-29, DC-33, 
DC-36, DC-49, MD-2, MD-3, VA-3, 
VA-14, VA-16 

Hymns and hymnals—Native American 
languages: DC-48 

Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint, 1491-1556: DC-61 
Independent Baptist Movement: VA-9 
Indians of North America-Missions: DC-31, 
MD-7 

Indians of North America-Religion: DC-4, 

DC-12, DC-34, DC-38, DC-48, VA-1 
Indians of South America-Religion: DC-12, 
DC-48 

Indigenous churches: DC-12 

Indigenous religion: DC-12, DC-44 

Indigenous religion-Asia: DC-43 

Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1877-1909: VA-20 

Inman, Samuel Guy, 1877-1965: DC-31 

Inquisition: DC-6, DC-31 

International Eucharistic Congress, 1910: DC-34 


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International Federation of Catholic Alumnae: 
DC-4 

International Mission Board (Southern Baptist 
Convention): VA-17 
Irish College in Rome: DC-4 
Islam: DC-21, DC-26, DC-27, DC-29, DC-36, 
DC-37, DC-38, DC-43 
Islam—Africa: DC-23, DC-50 
Islam-Central Asia: DC-25 
Islam-History: DC-21, DC-37 
Islam-Iran: DC-25 
Islam-Maps: DC-28 
Islam-North Africa: DC-25 
Islam-Relations-Christianity: DC-37 
Islam-Social life and customs: DC-21 
Islam-Turkey: DC-25 
Islam-20th century: DC-37 
Islam and African Americans: DC-47 
Islam and literature: DC-25 
Islam and other religions: DC-21 
Islam and politics: DC-25, DC-37 
Islam and secularism: DC-25 
Islam and state: DC-25, DC-37 
Islam and the social sciences: DC-25 
Islamic architecture: DC-25 
Islamic architecture-Africa: DC-50 
Islamic art: DC-21, DC-25 
Islamic art—Africa: DC-50 
Islamic banking: DC-25 
Islamic calligraphy: DC-25 
Islamic civilization: DC-25, DC-37 
Islamic economics: DC-25 
Islamic ethics in literature: DC-25 
Islamic fundamentalism: DC-25, DC-37 
Islamic law: DC-25, DC-30 
Islamic philosophy: DC-25 
Islamic religious education: DC-25 
Islamic renewal: DC-25 
Islamic sects: DC-25 
Islamic theology: DC-25 
Israel-Religion: DC-24 
Ives, Levi Silliman: 1797-1867: MD-7 
Jaeger, Werner Wilhelm, 1888-1961: DC-10 
Jainism: DC-43 
Jansenism: DC-7, DC-14 


Jehovah’s Witnesses: DC-34 
Jehovah's Witnesses-Nazi persecution: DC-53, 
DC-54, DC-55 

Jerome, Saint, d. 419 or 420: DC-35 
Jesuits: DC-6, DC-7, DC-12, DC-14, DC-29, 
DC-31, DC-61, MD-3, MD-13 
Jesuits—Asia: DC-18, DC-43 
Jesuits-Latin America: DC-18 
Jesuits-United States: DC-18 
Jesus Christ-Art: DC-34 
Jewish Armed Services Committee: MD-10 
Jewish art: DC-53, DC-54, DC-55, MD-10 
Jewish artists: MD-10 
Jewish businesses: MD-10 
Jewish cemeteries: MD-10 
Jewish Community Council (Washington, D.C): 
DC-22 

Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington: 
DC-22 

Jewish hospitals: MD-10 
Jewish institutions: MD-10 
Jewish law: DC-24 

Jewish literature: DC-53, DC-54, DC-55 
Jewish music: DC-53, DC-54, DC-55, MD-10 
Jewish organizations: MD-10 
Jewish philosophy: DC-24 
Jewish poetry: DC-53, DC-54, DC-55 
Jewish refugees: DC-53, DC-54, DC-55 
Jews-Charities: MD-10 
Jews--Persecutions: DC-53, DC-54, DC-55 
Jews-Social life and customs: DC-53, DC-54, 
DC-55 

John XXm, Pope (Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli), 
1881-1963: DC-34, DC-36 
John of the Cross, Saint, 1542-1591: DC-60 
John Paul II, Pope (Karol Wojtyla), 1920- : 
DC-36 

Johns, John, 1796-1876: MD-7 
Johnston, Mercer Green, 1868-1954: DC-31 
Jones, Alonzo T., 1850-1923: MD-5 
Jones, E. (Eli) Stanley, 1884-1973: MD-19 
Josephites: DC-4, MD-16 
Joubert, James (Jacques), d. 1843: MD-14 


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Judaism: DC-8, DC-14, DC-17, DC-24, DC-26, 
DC-29, DC-31, DC-36, DC-37, DC-38, 
DC-53, DC-54, DC-55, DC-61, VA-1, 
VA-2 

Judaism-Asia: DC-43 
Judaism-Ceremonial objects: MD-10 
Judaism-Customs and practices: DC-24 
Judaism-History: DC-22 
Judaism-History-Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.- 
210 A.D: VA-19 

Judaism-Liturgical objects: MD-10 
Judaism-Maryland-History: MD-10 
Judaism-Religious articles: VA-2 
Judaism-Sacred books: DC-24, VA-2 
Judaism-Virginia: VA-10 
Judaism-Washington, D.C.: DC-22 
Judgment Day: DC-34 
Justification: MD-5 

Kellogg, John Harvey, 1852-1943: MD-8 

Kemp, James, 1764-1827: MD-7 

Kemper, Jackson, 1789-1870: MD-7 

Kerfoot, John Barrett, 1816-1881: MD-7 

Kettenbach, Heinrich von, fl. 1521-1533: DC-14 

Keyes, Frances Parkinson, 1885-1970: VA-20 

Kharijites: DC-25 

Khumaynism: DC-25 

Kluge, Constantin, 1912- : DC-18 

Knox, John, ca. 1514-1572: DC-40 

Kobler, John, 1768-1843: MD-19 

Koran 

- see “Qur'an” 

Kraus, Hans Peter, 1907-1988: DC-31 
Kwanzaa: DC-26 

Lamson, Daniel S., ca. 1827-1913: DC-18 
Lancicius, Nicolaus (Mikolaj Leczycki), 
1574-1652: DC-18 

Lange, Mary Elizabeth, 1800-1882: MD-14, 
MD-18 

Latrobe, Benjamin, 1764-1820: MD-1 
Laud, William, 1573-1645: DC-57 
Lay, Henry Champlin, 1823-1885: MD-7 
Lee, Jesse, 1758-1816: MD-19 
Leroy, Pierre, S.J., 1900-1992: DC-18 
Liberation theology: DC-4 
Linck, Wenceslaus, 1482-1547: DC-14 


Lindesmith, Eli, 1827-1922: DC-4 
Liturgical objects - see “Religious articles” 
Liturgy: DC-7, DC-29, DC-56, MD-3, MD-7, 
VA-4 

Loomis, Elisha, 1799-1836: DC-35 
Lord, Daniel, S.J., 1888-1955: DC-18 
Loughborough, J.N.(John Norton), 1832-1924: 
MD-5 

Louise de Marillac, Saint, 1591-1660: MD-6 
Luce, Claire Booth, 1903-1987: DC-36 
Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712: VA-5 
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546: DC-14, DC-29, 
DC-35, MD-11 
Lutheran Church: MD-7 
Lutheran Church-Clergy: VA-7 
Lutheran Church-Virginia: VA-7, VA-10 
Lutheran Church in America-Virginia: VA-7 
Mcllvaine, Charles Pettit, 1799-1873: MD-7 
McKelway, Alexander Jeffrey, 1866-1918: 
DC-31 

McKendree, William, 1757-1835: MD-19 
McPherson, Aimee Semple, 1890-1944: DC-29, 
DC-36 

Magic: DC-35, VA-1 
Magic-Africa: DC-50 
Magic-Asia: DC-43 
Malcolm X, 1925-1965: DC-47 
Manning, Henry Edward, 1801-1892: DC-4 
Manuel, Niklaus, ca. 1484-1530: DC-14 
Marian studies: DC-15, DC-41 
Marriage—Religious aspects: MD-4 
Marriage records-African Americans: MD-2 
Marshall, Peter, 1902-1949: DC-31, DC-36 
Maryknoll Fathers: MD-3 
Maryland Society for Promoting Useful and 
Ornamental Knowledge: MD-7 
Masquerades-Africa: DC-50 
Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978: DC-31 
Meade, William, 1789-1862: MD-7 
Medicine-Religious aspects: DC-17 
Meditation: MD-3, VA-1 
Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560: DC-14, 
DC-35, MD-11 
Mennonite genealogy: VA-5 
Mennonites: DC-26, DC-34, VA-5 


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Mennonites-History: VA-5 
Merton, Thomas, 1915-1968: DC-18 
Methodist Church: MD-19, VA-6, VA-16 
Methodist Church-Maryland: MD-12 
Methodist Church-Virginia: VA-10, VA-13 
Methodist Episcopal Church: MD-19 
Methodist Episcopal Church-Holston 
Conference: VA-6 

Methodist Episcopal Church-Virginia: VA-13 
Methodist Episcopal Church, North: VA-6 
Methodist Episcopal Church, South: MD-19, 
VA-6, VA-20 

Methodist Episcopal Church, South—Virginia: 
VA-13 

Methodist Protestant Church: MD-19 
Methodist Protestant Church-Virginia: VA-13 
Military chaplains: DC-38 

- see also “Confederate military 

chaplains” 

Millennialism: MD-5 
Millennium: MD-5 

Miller, William, 1782-1849: MD-5, MD-15 
Millerite movement: MD-5, MD-8 
Miracles: MD-3 
Mission buildings: DC-34 
Mission buildings—Southwest United States: 
DC-51 

Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI): 
DC-41 

Missionary Society of Connecticut: DC-31 
Missions and missionaries: DC-4. DC-6, DC-9, 
DC-12, DC-15, DC-29, DC-31, DC-34, 
DC-35, DC-38, DC-61, MD-3, MD-4, 
MD-6, MD-7, MD-8, MD-13, MD-16, 
MD-19, VA-3, VA-7, VA-15, VA-17, 
VA-20 

- see also “African Americans— 

Missions”; “Indians of North 
America-Missions” 

Missions and missionaries—Africa: DC-50 
Missions and missionaries-Asia: DC-18, DC-27, 
DC-43 

Missions and missionaries-Baptist: MD-2 
Missions and missionaries-China: DC-7, VA-17 
Missions and missionaries-Costa Rica: MD-14 


Missions and missionaries-Cuba: MD-14 
Missions and missionaries-Dominican Republic: 
MD-14 

Missions and missionaries-Latin America: 

DC-18 

Missions and missionaries-Maps: DC-28 
Missions and missionaries-Southwest United 
States: DC-51 

Missions and missionaries-United States: MD-14 
Missions and missionaries, Nigerian: MD-16 
Mitchell, John, 1870-1919 (Catholic labor 
leader): DC-4 

Mohammed, Prophet, d. 632: DC-21, DC-25, 
DC-37 

Monasteries: DC-34 
Monasticism and religious orders: DC-7 
Monasticism and religious orders-Ethiopia: 
DC-50 

Monasticism and religious orders—United States: 
MD-3 

Monasticism and religious orders, Coptic: DC-50 
Monasticism and religious orders for women: 
MD-13 

Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899: DC-29, 
DC-31 

Moon, Sun Myung, 1920- : DC-29 

Moore, Richard Channing, 1762-1841: MD-7 

Moral Re-Armament: DC-31 

Moral theology: DC-61 

Moravian Church: DC-31 

Moravian Indian Mission: DC-31 

Mormons 

- see “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- 
day Saints” 

Morrison, James, 1797-1870: VA-20 
Moses (Biblical leader): DC-34 
Moslem Brothers: DC-25 
Moslem scholars: DC-25 
Moslem scientists: DC-25 
Moslems: DC-25, DC-34, DC-37 
Mosques: DC-34 

Mount St. Mary's Seminary and College: MD-13 
Muench, Aloisius Joseph, Archbishop, 1889- 
1962: DC-4 


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Muhammad 

- see “Mohammed” 

Multiculturalism-Religious aspects: DC-39 
Murray, John Courtney, 1904-1967: DC-18 
Muslims 

- see “Moslems” 

Mystery religions: DC-10 
Mysticism: DC-60, MD-3 
Mysticism-Asia: DC-43 

Mythology: DC-12, DC-45, DC-50, VA-1 
Mythology-Asia: DC-43 
Mythology, Ancient: DC-10 
Mythology, Classical: DC-10 
Mythology and art: DC-10 
Nation of Islam: DC-47 
National Association for the Advancement of 
Colored People, Church Department: 
DC-31 

National Catholic Educational Association: DC-4 
National Conference of Catholic Bishops: DC-39 
National Conference of Catholic Charities: DC-4 
National Council of Jewish Women: DC-31 
National Council of Jewish Women, Washington, 
D.C.: DC-31 

National Presbyterian Church-History: DC-40 
Neve, Frederick W., 1855-1948: VA-20 
New religious movements: DC-50 
Newman, John Henry, Cardinal, 1801-1890: 

DC-18, DC-58 
Newmanians: DC-5 8 

Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971: DC-31, DC-34 
Nixon, Richard M., 1913-1994: DC-38 
Nursing: MD-6 

Oblate Sisters of Providence: MD-14, MD-18 
Oblate Sisters of Providence-History: MD-14 
Occultism-Asia: DC-43 
O’Connell, Denis, 1849-1927: DC-4 
O’Connor, Michael, 1810-1872: MD-16 
Oekolampad, Johann, 1482-1531: DC-14 
Office of Military Government for Germany. 
Education and Cultural Relations 
Division. Religious Affairs Branch: 
DC-38 

Onderdonk, Benjamin Tredwell, 1791-1861: 
MD-7 


Ordination: VA-4 
Ordination of women: MD-8 
Orthodox Eastern Church 

- see “Eastern Orthodox Church” 

Oxford movement: MD-7 
Oxnam, G. Bromley, 1891-1963: DC-31 
Pacifism-Religious aspects: VA-10 
Pacifism-Religious aspects-Society of Friends: 
DC-16 

Papacy: DC-7, MD-3, MD-13, VA-4 
Papal encyclicals: DC-7, MD-13, MD-17, VA-4 
Paret, William, 1826-1911: MD-7 
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860: DC-31 
Pastoral counseling: DC-20 
Patristics: DC-7, DC-29, DC-61, MD-17, VA-4, 
VA-19 

Paul VI, Pope (Giovanni Battista Montini), 1897- 
1978: DC-18, DC-34 
Pauline theology: DC-61 
Paulist Fathers: DC-42 
Peace studies: DC-16 

Peale, Norman Vincent, 1898-1993: DC-36 
Pentecostalism: VA-14 
People's Temple (Jonestown): DC-29 
Perry, Charles Austin, 1928-: DC-56 
Pillars of Islam: DC-25 
Pilmore, Joseph, 1739-1825: MD-19 
Pinkney, William, 1810-1883: MD-7 
Pinto, Jose de Morais da Fonseca: DC-6 
Poison handling: DC-26 
Portugal-Religion: DC-6 
Post, Stephen, 1810-1879: DC-31 
Potter, Horatio, 1802-1887: MD-7 
Powderly, Terence Vincent, 1849-1924: DC-4 
Prayer: DC-13, DC-14, DC-26, DC-44, DC-57, 
DC-61, MD-3, MD-4, VA-1, VA-4 
Preaching: DC-13, DC-56, VA-18 
Preble, Thomas M., 1810-1907: MD-5 
Presbyterian Church: DC-31, VA-18, VA-20 
Presbyterian Church-Virginia: VA-10 
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): VA-18 
Presbyterian Church in the United States: VA-18 
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Washington 
D.C.: DC-31 
Prophecy: MD-5, VA-1 


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Prophet, Elizabeth Clare, 1940-: DC-36 
Protestant Episcopal Brotherhood: MD-7 
Protestant Episcopal Church: DC-38 
Protestant Episcopal Church-Maryland: MD-12 
Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in 
Virginia: MD-7, VA-12 
Protestants: DC-8, DC-29, VA-12 
Provoost, Samuel, 1742-1815: DC-57 
Quakers 

- see “Society of Friends” 

Quimby, Phineas Parkhurst, 1802-1866: DC-31 
Qur’an: DC-21, DC-25, DC-29, DC-37 
Rabbinical literature: DC-24 

Rabbis: MD-10 

Radio in religion: DC-36, DC-38 
Rankin, Thomas, 1738-1810: MD-19 
Reed, Nelson, 1751-1840: MD-19 
Reformation: DC-14, DC-35, DC-61, VA-5, 
VA-12 

Reformed Episcopal Church: MD-7 
Reformed theology: DC-20 
Reincarnation: DC-10, DC-44, VA-1 
Religion—Africa 

- see “African religions” 

Religion—England—History: DC-30 
Religion-Southwest United States: DC-51 
Religion-United States: DC-42, DC-44 
Religion-United States-History: DC-29, DC-30, 

DC-31, DC-49 

Religion-United States-Statistics: DC-38 
Religion and art: DC-43 
Religion and communism: DC-4 
Religion and geography-Maps: DC-28 
Religion and politics: DC-38 
Religion and science: DC-17 
Religion and state: DC-4, DC-13, DC-17, 
DC-30, DC-56, DC-61, MD-8 
Religion and state-Asia: DC-43 
Religion and state-France-1789-1870: DC-34 
Religion and state-Germany-1933-1945: VA-11 

- see also “Germany-Religion- 

1933-1945" 

Religion and State-Great Britain-18th century: 
DC-34 

Religion in art-Africa: DC-23, DC-50 


Religion in literature: DC-10 
Religion in motion pictures: DC-32 
Religious art: DC-12, DC-34, DC-43, DC-44, 
DC-56, DC-57, VA-2 
Religious art-Africa: DC-50 
Religious articles: DC-34 

- see also “(name of religion)-religious 
articles” 

Religious articles-Asia: DC-43 
Religious biography: DC-13, DC-42, DC-56, 
VA-2, VA-4, VA-11 

Religious education: DC-8, DC-26, DC-34, 
MD-7, MD-19, VA-13 
Religious education-Southem Baptist: MD-2 
Religious education of children: DC-29 
Religious liberty: DC-30, MD-5 
Religious institutions-Maps: DC-28 
Religious life and customs—Maps: DC-28 
Religious persecution: DC-53, DC-54, DC-55 
Religious syncretism: DC-44 
Religious Tract Society: DC-29 
Religious tracts: DC-7, DC-29, DC-35, DC-57, 
MD-3 

Responsa (Jewish law): DC-24 
Revelation: MD-5 
Revitalization movements: DC-44 
Revivals: DC-26, DC-34, DC-44, VA-10 
Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541: DC-14 
Ritual: DC-7, DC-12, DC-13, DC-26, DC-34, 
DC-36, DC-44, DC-56, DC-57 
Ritual-Africa: DC-23, DC-50 
Ritual-Asia: DC-43 
Ritual-Judaism: DC-24 
Ritualism: MD-7 
Roberts, Oral, 1918- : DC-34 
Robertson, Pat, 1930- : DC-36 
Rome-Religion: DC-10 
Rugambwa, Laurean, Cardinal, 1912- : DC-34 
Rumi (Sufi poet), 1207-1273: DC-25 
Russian Orthodox Church: DC-26, DC-29, 
DC-30, DC-34, DC-35, MD-7 
Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of 
North America: DC-31 
Ryan, John Augustine, 1869-1945: DC-4 
Sa’adi (Islamic poet): DC-25 


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Sacraments: DC-7, DC-13, DC-56, DC-61, 
MD-18, VA-4 
Sacred books: DC-57 

- see also “(name of religion)-Sacred 
books” 

Sacred books-Asia: DC-43 
Sacred music: DC-14 
Sacred music-Buddhism: DC-36 
Sacred music-Christianity: DC-36 
Sacred music-Hinduism: DC-36 
Sacred music-Islam: DC-36 
Sacred texts: DC-29 
Sacred vocal music: DC-33 
St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai: DC-25, 
DC-29 

St. Francis Academy, Baltimore: MD-14 
St. Francis Day Care Center, Baltimore: MD-14 
St. Francis Orphan Home, Baltimore: MD-14 
St. Vincent de Paul Society of the Archdiocese of 
Washington: DC-4 

Saints: DC-3, DC-7, DC-34, DC-44, DC-57, 
DC-61, MD-3, VA-4 
Salafiyah: DC-25 
Salvation Army: VA-15 
Salvation Army-History: VA-15 
Salvationism: VA-15 
Sanctification: MD-5 

Sanctuary Doctrine (Seventh-day Adventists): 
MD-5 

Santeria: DC-50 
Sanusiyah: DC-25 
Satanism: DC-34 

Satterlee, Henry Yates, 1843-1908: DC-13, 
DC-56, DC-57 

Sayre, Francis Bowes, 1885-1972: DC-31 
Sayre, Francis Bowes, Jr., 1915-: DC-56 
Schwenkfelders: DC-34 
Seminaries: DC-34, MD-18 
Semitic studies: DC-9, MD-17 
Sermons: DC-6, DC-13, DC-14, DC-18, DC-26, 
DC-29, DC-35, DC-36, DC-56, DC-57, 
MD-2, MD-3, MD-7, MD-11 
Seton, Elizabeth Ann, Saint, 1774-1821: MD-1, 
MD-6, MD-13, MD-18 


Seventh-day Adventists: DC-26, DC-34, MD-5, 

MD-9, MD-15 

Seventh-day Adventists-Doctrine: MD-8 
Seventh-day Adventists-Education: MD-8 
Seventh-day Adventists-History: MD-5, MD-8 
Seventh-day Adventists, General Conference of- 

Finance: MD-8 
Sex and Judaism: MD-10 
Sex and religion: DC-17 
Shahan, Thomas Joseph, 1857-1932: DC-4 
Shakers: DC-31, DC-34, DC-35 
Shamanism: DC-27, DC-36, DC-43, DC-44 
Sheen, Fulton J., Bishop, 1895-1979: DC-34 
Shi'ah: DC-25, DC-37 
Shiite literature: DC-25 
Shinto: DC-27, DC-43, DC-44 
Shrines: DC-44 
Shrines--Africa: DC-50 
Shrines-Asia: DC-43 
Shrines-Greece: DC-10 
Shrines-Maps: DC-28 
Simpson, Matthew, 1811-1884: DC-31 
Sisters of Charity: MD-13 
Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul: MD-6 
Slattery, John R., 1851-1929: MD-16 
Slavery and the church: MD-13 
Slicer, Henry, 1804-1874: MD-19 
Smith, Benjamin Bosworth, 1794-1884: MD-7 
Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893: 

VA-20 

Smith, Joseph, 1805-1844: DC-29, MD-4 
Smith, Uriah, 1832-1903: MD-5 
Snake handling: DC-26, DC-34, DC-44 
Snethen, Nicholas, 1769-1845: MD-19 
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel: 

DC-29, DC-31 

Society of Friends: DC-16, DC-29, MD-11 
Society of Friends-Maryland: MD-12 
Society of Friends-Virginia: VA-10 
Soffonii, Bishop of Vratsa, 1739-1813: DC-35 
Southern Baptist Church: VA-17 
Southern Baptist Convention: MD-2, VA-17 
Southgate, Horatio, 1812-1894: MD-7 
Spanish Renaissance literature: DC-60 


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Spaulding, Martin John, Archbishop, 1810-1872: 
MD-16 

Spellman, Francis, Cardinal, 1889-1967: DC-34 
Spirit possession: DC-44 
Spiritual development: VA-1 
Spiritual healing: DC-26, VA-1 
Spiritual healing-Africa: DC-50 
Spiritualism: DC-35, DC-44, VA-1 
Spirituality: DC-61, MD-3 
Spirituality-Catholic Church: DC-60, MD-13, 
VA-4 

Spirituals: DC-26, DC-33, DC-36, DC-47, VA-8 
Stebbins, George C., 1846-1945: DC-57 
Stein, Edith, 1891-1942: DC-60 
Stevens, William Bacon, 1815-1887: MD-7 
Stoltzfus, Grant M., 1916- : VA-5 
Stone, William Murray, 1779-1838: MD-7 
Storrs, George, 1796-1879: MD-5 
Strawbridge, Robert, d. 1781: MD-19 
Suicide-Religious aspects: DC-17 
Sufism: DC-25, DC-37, DC-43 
Sulpicians: MD-13, MD-18 
Sunday schools: DC-29, DC-34 
Sunday schools-Baptist: MD-2 
Supernatural: VA-1 
Supernatural-Asia: DC-43 
Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers. 
Religion and Cultural Resources 
Division: DC-38 
Sutras: DC-27, DC-43 
Swedenborgians: DC-29 
Symbolism: DC-12, DC-44, DC-57, VA-1 
Symbolism—Asia: DC-43 
Synagogue records: DC-22, MD-10 
Synagogues: DC-34, MD-10 
Syriac studies: DC-9 

Tabb, John Bannister, 1845-1909: MD-18 
Talmage, Thomas De Witt, 1832-1902: DC-31 
Talmud: DC-24, DC-29, MD-10 
Tanjur—Cone edition: DC-1, DC-27 
Tantrism: DC-27, DC-43, DC-44 
Taoism: DC-27, DC-43 

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre, 1881-1955: DC-18, 
DC-61 

Televangelism: MD-8 


Television in religion: DC-32 
Temples: DC-34 

Teresa, Mother, 1910-1997: DC-36 
Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582: DC-60 
Tessier, Jean, 1758-1840: MD-18 
Theological education: DC-4, DC-8, DC-13, 
DC-56, MD-8, VA-18 
Theosophy: VA-1 

Therese, de Lisieux, Saint, 1873-1897: DC-60 
Thomas Aquinas, Saint, ca. 1225-1274: DC-11, 
DC-61, MD-11, VA-4 
Tibetan Buddhism: DC-1, DC-27, VA-21 
Tibetan Buddhist art and iconography: DC-1, 
DC-27, VA-21 

Tibetan Buddhist canon: DC-1 
Tibetan literature: DC-1, DC-27, VA-21 
Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965: DC-36 
Tombs--Greece: DC-10 
Tombs--Rome: DC-10 
Torah: MD-10 
Totemism: DC-44 
Tracts 

- see “Religious tracts” 

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972: DC-38 
Tucker, Beverly D., Ill, 1925- : VA-20 
Tun-huang manuscripts: DC-27 
Tyndale, William, ca. 1494-1536: DC-29 
Umbanda: DC-44 
Unification Church: DC-29 
Unitarian Church, Washington, D.C.: DC-31 
Unitarian Universalist churches—Virginia: VA-10 
United Brethren-Maryland: MD-12 
United Brethren in Christ: MD-19, VA-13, 
VA-16 

United Lutheran Church in America-Virginia: 
VA-7 

United Methodist Church: MD-19 
United Methodist Church-Virginia: VA-13 
United States--History-Civil War, 1861-1865— 
Religious aspects: MD-7 
United States--History-Revolution, 1775-1783-- 
Religious aspects: MD-7 
United States. Bureau of Navigation. Chaplains 
Division: DC-38 


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United States Army. Headquarters U.S. Army 
Vietnam. Office of the Chaplain: DC-38 
United States Army-Religious life: DC-38 
United States Catholic Conference: DC-4. DC-39 
United States Christian Commission: DC-38 
United States Navy-Religious life: DC-38 
United States War Department. Office of the 
Chief of Chaplains: DC-38 
Universal Fellowship Foundation: DC-31 
Urantia: DC-29 
Urban ministries: DC-20 
Vatican I Council: DC-4, DC-18 
Vatican II Council: DC-4, DC-38 
Vaughn, Herbert, Cardinal, 1832-1903: MD-16 
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975-Protest 

movements-Religious aspects: DC-34 
Vincent de Paul, Saint, ca. 1581-1660: MD-6 
Virgin Mary: DC-3, DC-12, DC-41, DC-61, 
MD-3 

Virgin Mary-Art: DC-57 

Virginia Religious Tract Society: DC-29 

Virginia Theological Seminary 

- see “Protestant Episcopal Theological 
Seminary in Virginia” 

Voodoo: DC-44 

Waggoner, E.J. (Ellet J.), 1855-1916: MD-5 
Waggoner, Joseph Harvey, 1820-1889: MD-5 
Walker, John Thomas, 1925-1989: DC-13, 
DC-56 

Ward, Ernest F., 1850-1937: VA-20 
Ward, James Thomas, 1820-1897: DC-31 
Washington National Cathedral: DC-34, DC-57 
Wesley, John, 1703-1791: MD-19 
Wesley, Susanna, 1669-1742: MD-19 
Wesleyan theology: MD-19 
Widmanstetter, Johann Albrecht, d. 1557: DC-9 
Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707: DC-31 
Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901: MD-7 


White, Ellen Gould Harmon. 1827-1915: DC-29, 
MD-5. MD-8, MD-9, MD-15 
White, James Springer, 1821-1881: MD-5 
White, William, 1748-1836: DC-57, MD-7 
Whittingham, William Rollinson, 1805-1879: 
MD-7 

Wilmer, Richard Hooker, 1816-1900: MD-7 
Witchcraft: DC-14, DC-26, DC-50, VA-1 
Witchcraft-Asia: DC-43 
Witchcraft-Trials: DC-30 
Witherspoon, John, 1723-1794: DC-40 
Woman's Missionary Union-Southern Baptist 
Convention-History: MD-2 
Woman's Missionary Union-Maryland-History: 
MD-2 

Women and Judaism: MD-10 
Women and religion: DC-4, DC-13, DC-44, 
DC-56, MD-2, MD-3, MD-8, MD-14, 
MD-16, MD-18, VA-10, VA-15 
Women and religion-Asia: DC-43 
Women in Islam: DC-25 
Women in the Methodist Church: MD-19 
Women’s Auxiliary (Episcopal Diocese of 
Maryland): MD-7 

Works Progress Administration, Federal Writer’s 
Project: DC-31 

World Council of Churches: DC-29 

World religions: DC-20 

World religions-Maps: DC-28 

World War II-Jewish participation: MD-10 

Worldwide Church of God: DC-32 

Worship: DC-13, DC-44, DC-56, DC-61, VA-2 

Worship-Asia: DC-43 

Xavier University: DC-38 

Yiddish folk songs: MD-10 

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877: DC-29 

Zen Buddhism: DC-43 

Zionism: MD-10, VA-2 

Zoroastrianism: DC-25, DC-43 

Zwingli, Ulrich, 1484-1531: DC-14, DC-29 


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